Washington (AFP) – For three years and 11 months Mike Pence has been Donald Trump’s most devoted footsoldier, but in the administration’s closing weeks the vice president faces intense pressure from his boss to thwart final certification of the election that they lost. US election law dictates that Pence preside over Wednesday’s joint session of Congress, in which lawmakers will count and confirm the Electoral College votes sent in from all 50 states. But avoiding Trump’s wrath — and that of his all-important base, whose support Pence would need if he launches his own 2024 White House bid –…
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