Mike Pence told investigators he originally planned to skip the electoral certification on January 6 before his son convinced him otherwise

• Mike Pence oversaw the congressional certification of the presidential election on January 6, 2021.
• A new report says he didn't plan to attend it. His son convinced him otherwise.
• "You took the same oath I took," Lt. Michael J. Pence reportedly told his father.

On January 6, 2021, Vice President Mike Pence led the joint session of Congress to certify Joe Biden as the winner of the November 2020 election to become president of the United States. According to a new report, however, that wasn't always his plan.