In the clip, shot on January 12, 2021, Pence could be seen reading an email on his phone, clearing his throat nervously and shouting "Yeah, excellent," before segueing back into political platitudes.
Documentary maker Alex Holder declared the awkward moment appeared as Pence read an email calling for Trump's removal, and states the time stamp on his footage matches that of the time the email was sent. Pence denies this.
The footage of the unreleased interview, caught less than a week after pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol, arrives from a documentary by Holder that was recently subpoenaed by a Congress committee probing the attack.
The interview was held the day the House passed a resolution that called for Pence to replace Trump by way of the amendment.
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The 25th Amendment gives the vice president, as well as most of the Cabinet, the authority to announce the president unfit for office - a move that would have put Pence, 63, in charge of the nation.
Congress approved the resolution, though Pence promptly shot it down - stating that it would "set a terrible precedent" to invoke the law.
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Footage from the interview obtained by CNN reveals Pence first learning of Congress' plans, as he is handed a phone with an email of a draft of the resolution by an aide.
"Yeah, excellent," Pence states upon perusing the document, visibly uncomfortable.
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The then vice president then flashes a seemingly forced smirk, and jokingly asks his aide to "tell Zach to print me off a hard copy for the trip home."
Pence then goes on with the rest of the interview, with the former Indiana governor later stating, "I am always hopeful about America," as a backdrop of crews erecting security fencing around the Capitol looms behind him.
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The makers of the documentary, which chronicles Trumps ill-fated 2020 reelection run, assert Pence was shown a draft of the House resolution in the clip.
Although, a Pence spokesman announced on Friday that characterization was wrong and that the politician was actually reacting to a confirmation that his letter turning down the prospective coup.
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"In the documentary, Vice President Pence was reacting to a confirmation that his letter was sent to Speaker Pelosi rejecting her ploy to invoke 25th amendment," the Pence spokesman stated.
Pence declares the time of the email - 7:48 PM - in the clip, which is the exact time that the White House addressed Pence's letter to Pelosi, according to a timestamp on the email.
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