the reidout with joy reid starts now. tonight on the reidout look, the role of the congress and the role of the vice president on that day is to open and count electoral votes, no more, no less. i will always believe by god s grace i did my duty that day. but there was more to it than that. there s new reporting that mike pence seriously considered shirking that solemn duty and skipping the january 6th electoral vote certification. also tonight, russia extends the detention of american journalist evan girsh kovich and is seeking to prosecutor another journalist. plus, honoring the life of former first lady rosalynn carter, a tribute service is attended by all the living first ladies. and three presidents including her beloved husband of 77 years. former president jimmy carter. but we begin tonight with new reporting about january 6th that may help explain a lingering mystery in the lead-up to that day. just one day before then vice president mike pence was t
backlash but mulvaney has said clearly it did, more than they expected. yeah. vivian, the backlash piece is interesting.ba i can think of child separation as another example where the white house does something and then there s public outcry and then they retreat. they walk back from it. and not with the court s here forcing their hand although they may have. lord knows. what is the temperature like on the republican side? what does your reporting indicate about what people are saying privately and publicly? r well, there s definitely pressure building. i actually want to point out something, add to something than eric just said. something i was in mick mulvaney s press conference last thursday where he actually said the president knew he was going to get a lot of flak for this decision but owe just decided he didn t care. he s come to the point where he feels he s going to be criticized for pretty much anything he does so he might as well go along and do what he wants to do. a mic
clearly it did, more than they expected. yeah. vivian, the backlash piece is interesting. i can think of child separation as another example where the white house does something and then there s public outcry and then they retreat. they walk back from it. and not with the court s here forcing their hand although they may have. lord knows. what is the temperature like on the republican side? what does your reporting indicate about what people are saying privately and publicly? well, there s definitely pressure building. i actually want to point out something, add to something that eric just said. something i was in mick mulvaney s press conference last thursday where he actually said the president knew he was going to get a lot of flak for this decision but owe just decided he didn t care. he s come to the point where he feels he s going to be criticized for pretty much anything he does so he might as well go along and do what he wants to do. mick mull vain be any essentially said t