He was pressured by the dumba$$ Trump to accept them. He was pressured by the crowd to do what Trump wanted.
Trump and Eastman askedRepublican National CommitteechairRonna McDanielto enlist the committee's assistance in gathering fake "contingent" electors.[2]A senator's chief of staff tried to pass a list of fraudulent electors to Pence minutes before the vice president was to certify the election.[8]The scheme was one of many elements in theattempts to overturn the 2020 presidential electionand was investigated by theJanuary 6 committeeand is being investigated by the Justice Department. The January 6 committee's final report identified lawyerKenneth Chesebroas the plot's original architect.[7]