Then-Vice President Mike Pence reportedly considered taking former President Donald Trump's advice in late December 2020 and skipping the electoral certification of the presidential election, which he was set to preside over.

In Pence's notes taken in late December of that year, prior to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, he reportedly wrote, "Not feeling like I should attend electoral count," according to ABC News.

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According to the then-vice president, there were "Too many questions, too many doubts," and, he wrote, it would be "too hurtful to my friend. Therefore I'm not going to participate in certification of election."

However, to Trump's dismay, Pence ultimately did preside over the electoral certification in January 2021 and certified the 2020 election.

In interviews with special counsel Jack Smith's team this year, Pence discussed these notes taken during and after meetings from his time in office, which Smith's team received from the National Archives, the national outlet reported, citing several sources who were familiar with Pence's statements to investigators.

A spokesperson for Pence did not provide comment to the Washington Examiner.

Pence allegedly told Smith's team Trump had suggested Pence not attend the certification and instead let someone else preside. The former vice president was somewhat persuaded by his running mate, according to the sources. "My only higher loyalty was to God and the Constitution," Pence reportedly told investigators.

What Pence said eventually convinced him to attend and preside was a conversation with his son, a U.S. Marine, according to the report.

He shared with investigators that his son told him, "Dad, you took the same oath I took," which Pence noted was "an oath to support and defend the Constitution."

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This conversation reportedly cemented his decision both to attend and certify the election, despite Trump's requests.

Smith's office declined to comment.