Posted on 11/16/2022 10:54:17 PM PST by bitt
Former Vice President Mike Pence said that he would refuse to testify before the Jan. 6 Committee because Congress has "no right" to his testimony.
Pence made the comments in an interview with Margaret Brennan of CBS News, who asked him whether he would testify as many of his staffers have.
"I served for twelve years in the Congress, it's inconceivable to me that one party would appoint every member of a committee in Congress, that's antithetical to that whole idea of the committee system. That being said I never stood in the way of senior members of my team cooperating with the committee and testifying," Pence responded.
"But Congress has no right to my testimony," he added.
"We have a separation of powers under the Constitution of the United States and I believe it would establish a terrible precedent for the Congress to summon a vice president of the United States to speak about deliberations that took place at the White House," Pence said.
"So you're closing the door on that entirely?" Brennan asked.
"I'm closing the door on that," he said.
"But I must say again the partisan nature of the January 6 Committee has been a disappointment to me. It seemed to me in the beginning there was an opportunity to examine every aspect of what happened on January 6 and to do so more in the spirit of the 9-11 Commission, non-partisan, non-political," Pence added.
"And that was an opportunity lost," he concluded. Video showed that some of the rioters on Jan. 6 chanted, "Hang Mike Pence," and a confidential witness for the FBI said that rioters were seeking to kill Pence for not helping overturn the official results of the election.
The committee will likely be disbanded after the newest term of Congress begins since Republicans have narrowly seized control of the House of Representatives. In October, the committee voted unanimously to subpoena former President Donald Trump to have him testify about his possible role in the events of the rioting on January 6.
Here's the video of Pence's response:
P
And amazingly, he won’t go to jail. What is the difference between Mike Pence and Steve Bannon?
but you can read all about it in his book for a small price
And they are playing hard ball with Trump?
Puleeeeese get some sanity in the House committees.
Pence just says, I’m not going!
Oh okay Mr. Pence. You’re such a nice guy. Sorry we
bothered you.
Ah, so now he cites the Constitution. When was that written, some time in 2021?
I can find less expensive toilet paper.
The “partisan nature of the committee” has been on display for months, not a peep out of this jellyfish. Perhaps if he had done his duty, there would not be a Jan 6 committee!!
While I agree with his line of reasoning here, I do not
respect the guy. To turn on Trump like he has made me
think of him as a very little petty back biter.
I’ve got the perfect place in mind for that book of his,
and I think Trump should get the honor of cramming it
there.
“If there was an invitation to participate, I would consider it. But, you heard me mention the Constitution a few times this morning. Under the Constitution, we have three co-equal branches of government, and any invitation to be directed to me, I would have to reflect on the unique role I was serving in as vice president. It would be unprecedented in history for a vice president to be summoned to testify on Capitol Hill. But, as I said, I don’t want to pre-judge, so if there’s ever any formal invitation rendered to us, we would give it due consideration.” …Certainly sounds like he was for testifying before he was against it.
I’ve wondered if he is/was a member of “The Family”.
Puck Fence.
I thought he couldn’t wait to get some camera time?
There should be a legit J6 committee to get to the truth. This is a huge government scandal.
Pelosi, Ray Epps, how many protestors were murdered, how many FBI participated, why the protestors were prosecuted, etc.
Pence must be worried about the possibility that the Jan. 6 committee doesn’t go away, but instead is restructured and continues on a different path when the Republicans take over in January.
Excellent point.
poor mike
nobody is saying a word about him except him
desperately trying to be relevant
enjoy your retirement
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.