Former VP Pence plans to challenge the special counsel’s subpoena in the Justice Department’s investigation into former President Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, a source familiar with Pence’s plans says.
are expected to fight the special counsel’s subpoena of Pence on executive privilege grounds, according to a source familiar with the Trump legal team’s discussions.
Pence has been subpoenaed by special counsel Jack Smith, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News last week. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith in November to lead the Justice Department’s inquiries into Trump’s role in the riot as well as the former president’s handling of classified documents after he left office. The subpoena of Pence is related to the Jan. 6 investigation, the source said.local officials in key presidential swing states for all communications involving Trump, his campaign and a series of aides and allies who assisted in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Pence ultimately carried out his constitutional duty to certify Biden’s electoral victory in the 2020 presidential election after the Capitol attack.
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