The strategy mapped out by Trump lawyer John Eastman called for Pence, in his role as president of the Senate, to reject electors from seven contested states that President Joe Biden won. Pence’s testimony is considered crucial because he was at the heart of Trump’s strategy to reject Electoral College votes from states he lost. Witnesses: Ketchup, regrets, blood and anger: A guide to the Jan. 6 committee got a boost from a ruling on a confidential memo.
The congressional investigation: The Jan. Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung had said the Justice Department is stepping outside its standard norms in violation of executive privilege to keep communications with the president confidential. Millett and Wilkins were appointed by Barack Obama and Katsas was appointed by Trump. The case is sealed, so the reasoning isn’t available from Judges Patricia Millett, Robert Wilkins and Gregory Katsas. A three-judge panel denied his appeal Wednesday. Trump, meanwhile, tried to block Pence's testimony by appealing to the D.C. The sealed decision recognized he could refuse to answer some questions dealing with his role as president of the Senate, according to Pence. Pence had called his grand jury subpoena “unprecedented” and “unconstitutional,” but he didn’t appeal a federal judge’s ordering him to testify. Pence and aides said they expect to make an announcement about a 2024 run by late June. And his reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day, and I know history will hold Donald Trump accountable." "I had no right to overturn the election. "President Trump was wrong," Pence at a journalist dinner in March.
6 Capitol riot Is Mike Pence running for president?Īs he considers a bid for the presidency, Pence has promoted his actions on Jan. Trump tries to block Pence: Donald Trump attempting to stop Mike Pence from testifying about Jan. Pence and the grand jury: Former VP Pence must testify about conversations with Trump before Jan. Pence refused, saying he lacked the legal authority to take such action, earning rebukes from Trump and his supporters that are ongoing. Trump wanted Pence, in his role as president of the Senate, to throw out some of Biden's electoral votes, essentially handing the election to the then-incumbent. 6, 2021, to certify electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election. Prosecutors want to talk to Pence about his interactions with Trump before Congress met on Jan. His lawyers and prosecutors have spent recent weeks working our arrangements for his appearance. Pence had challenged his subpoena in federal court, but opted not to appeal an adverse ruling. Pence and his aides have not commented on the investigation, but the former vice president who is considering a presidential bid in 2024 told CBS News: "We’ll obey the law, we’ll tell the truth." Pence spent at least seven hours at the courthouse, the person said. 6, 2021, said a person familiar with the appearance. WASHINGTON – Former Vice President Mike Pence testified Thursday to the federal grand jury investigating ex-president Donald Trump and his role in the insurrection of Jan.
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