The speech or debate clause protects U.S. lawmakers from being questioned about comments they make while in the House and Senate. Pence argued the clause protected him due to the vice president's role as president of the Senate.
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are attempting their own appeal of Pence's court-ordered testimony in a legal filing that remains under seal. Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia agreed that Pence was correct in asserting that the speech or debate clause limits what prosecutors can ask of him, so Pence agreed not challenge the subpoena and testify.
But lawyers for Trump are attempting their own appeal of Pence's court-ordered testimony in a legal filing that remains under seal.Special Counsel Jack Smith, who filed the subpoena for Pence’s testimony, is looking into both documents and testimony related to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol as well as Trump’s possible mishandling of classified documents after leaving office.Fox News Digital's Anders Hagstorm contributed to this report.
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Won’t work. Jack Smith made sure .
He's supposed to be a good man.I wonder why Nancy didn't say.The cavalry was coming.I cannot understand why people can't read between the lines.January 6 is another way for the Democrats to tell you that we're gonna **** you.
…but was the appeal successful?
What does Trump want to hide? That he's guilty as sin!
Instead of arresting Trump, why not arrest ALL the 'so-called' 81Million voters for BIDEN because they're running AMERICA into the ground!
So Trump doesn’t trust his former VP to tell the truth or is it that Pence’s truth is what Trump is most afraid of?
He went to swing for em once. Let's what him fudge it all up a second time
Smells like fear.
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