A federal decide has dominated that former US vice chairman Mike Pence should testify to a grand jury about conversations he had with former president Donald Trump main as much as the assault on the Capitol, in response to media experiences.
In a ruling that is still below seal, the decide on Tuesday additionally stated Pence can nonetheless decline to reply questions associated to January 6, 2021, CNN reported, citing unnamed sources, including that he can nonetheless enchantment the ruling.
NBC individually reported the decide’s break up choice citing sources conversant in the ruling, saying it compels Trump former vice chairman to seem earlier than the federal grand jury however shields him from testifying concerning the assault.
The New York Instances additionally stated the ruling compels Pence’s to seem.
Representatives for Particular Prosecutor Jack Smith, who’s main the US Division of Justice’s investigation into Trump and his allies’ alleged efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, couldn’t be instantly reached for remark.
Pence’s representatives additionally couldn’t be instantly reached.
Pence, who’s exploring a problem to Trump for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, is combating a grand jury subpoena to safe his testimony, sources have instructed Reuters.
