Posted on 04/05/2023 12:24:10 PM PDT by Coronal
Former Vice President Mike Pence will not appeal a federal judge’s order that he testify in the special counsel’s probe of former President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election, his adviser announced Wednesday.
The decision not to fight the order could provide special counsel Jack Smith with remarkable access to one of the key people with critical insight into Trump’s thinking and efforts to cling to power.
Last week, Judge James Boasberg, the chief judge of U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, largely dismissed efforts mounted by Pence and Trump to limit his testimony and avoid handing over documents.
Boasberg acknowledged a constitutional argument against forcing Pence to testify in front of a grand jury about matters related to his role as Senate president during the certification of the election on Jan. 6, but nevertheless concluded that immunity should not prevent Pence from testifying about conversations related to alleged “illegality” on Trump’s part.
“Vice President Mike Pence swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution, and his claim that the Biden Special Counsel’s unprecedented subpoena was unconstitutional under the Speech or Debate Clause was an important one made to preserve the Separation of Powers outlined by our Founders,” Pence adviser Devin O’Malley said in a statement Wednesday. “In the Court’s decision, that principle prevailed. The Court’s landmark and historic ruling affirmed for the first time in history that the Speech or Debate Clause extends to the Vice President of the United States. Having vindicated that principle of the Constitution, Vice President Pence will not appeal the Judge’s ruling and will comply with the subpoena as required by law.”
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Natch!
Liar Liar Pence on Fire
Pence Will Not Fight
Headline too long. Should be:
‘Pence Will Not Fight’
At least the People will will have seen exposed another deep stater
Trump documents = Federal indictments
Big Guy documents = crickets
It will be a Trump kill shot or they will get him in a perjury trap.
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The last time Pence fought - he filed Motions to not be bound to Electors unless they were for Biden.
Book Deal Pence.
He cares as much about Indiana as Joe Manchin cares about West Virginia’s fate.
Money Grubber
BTTT
BTTT
He will throw Trump under the bus. He will be rewarded handsomely. Again, this comes the day after the Trump indictment. Watch the DS pile it on.
Cuck
It’s never over.
Be very careful about what you say and how you say it, Mike. Millions of eyes will be watching how you handle this and we have very long memories.
Yes, we knew that years ago.
Pence does not get this. He won’t fight it. He is part of the problem and should be dealt with appropriately.
Makes absolutely no sense since that never occurred, not to mention he is personally not (nor the office he held) "bound" to Electors - at all.
Pence trusting the Garland DOJ shows where his allegiances lie. Must have some dirt on this phony.
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