Justice Department investigators reportedly want to talk to former Vice President Mike Pence as part of the department’s probe into the events leading up to the Jan. 6 capitol riot.
e into the events leading up to the Jan. 6 capitol riot, according to a report.
At least one investigator, Thomas Windom, has reached out to Pence’s team in recent weeks seeking to question Pence regarding former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election,The former vice president is reportedly amenable to considering the DOJ’s request and was contacted prior toas special counsel in charge of the department’s two separate investigations into Trump.
The former commander-in-chief is being probed by the DOJ for his handling of sensitive White House documents after his presidency and for the Jan. 6 insurrection. The DOJ’s investigation into Jan. 6 is also separate from the House Jan. 6 committee’s probe into the aftermath of the 2020 election. Pence, according to the report, views the Justice Department inquiry differently from the House one because it is a criminal investigation.on the prospect of appearing before the House panel due to what he called the “partisan nature” of the committee.
Trump could slow the process of getting Pence to sit down with federal investigators by invoking executive privilege to stop or limit his testimony. The former president asserted executive privilege earlier this year in a failed effort to try and stop two former Pence aides, Marc Short and Greg Jacob, from testifying in grand jury interviews related to the investigation.
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