Breaking news: Federal judge says Pence must provide some testimony in Justice Department’s probe of Trump’s role on Jan. 6, 2021
Special counsel Jack Smith subpoenaed Pence for his testimony, and both Pence and former president Donald Trump fought the demand on two separate legal grounds. Trump argued that executive privilege, which shieldsbarred such testimony; Pence’s lawyers maintained that a constitutional protection against forcing lawmakers to provide evidence also prevented Pence —U.S.
It was not immediately clear if Pence or Trump’s legal team will appeal the ruling, which was first reported by CNN, or how clearly the judge drew a line between Pence’s Jan. 6 discussions and his other conversations with Trump and his advisers in the post-2020 election period.
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