this is now an escalation. trump admitted he wanted pence to illegally steal the election and now he's doubling down. pence's chief of staff testified and today another pence aid talking to the committee seen on camera going in ask out of the house office. all of this comes amid new explosive news revealing trump's level of involvement in the voting machine plot. the "new york times" reporting that trump had direct role in the voting machines including telling rudy giuliani to ask the dhs if they could looelly seize the machines. the times reporting this rudy giuliani made that call, but was told the department did not have the authority to do that. but trump didn't stop there. in fact, he also reportedly asked the attorney general if the doj could seize the machines. barr shot that proposal down. trump then tried to persuade