McKay Coppins: Mike Pence Plotted Coup to Replace Trump After Access Hollywood Tape

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COPPINS: “Yeah. This is one of the interesting things I learned. This is according to several Republicans who I talked to that are familiar with this situation. You know, it has been reported that he sent a letter to Trump saying that he needed to assess whether he could stay on the ticket. But my sources say that it went further than that. Like you just read, he made clear to RNC he was ready to take the top of the ticket. And actually during a meeting in the chaotic 48 hours following the 'Access Hollywood' tape’s release, Trump met with some top advisers and Reince Priebus, who was then-chairman of the RNC, and he actually said in that meeting, according to someone who was there, that Pence and Condoleezza Rice were ready to go in terms of forming a new Republican ticket.”