Jan. 6 panel hesitates in asking Pence to testify
By Rebecca Beitsch - 02/05/22 06:00 AM EST
As the select committee plows ahead with hundreds of interviews about the attack on Capitol on Jan. 6 there’s one figure central to the investigation who’s giving them pause: Mike Pence.
The former vice president is unique in being both an eyewitness to the attack and a target of former President Trump and his supporters that descended on the Capitol.
Members of the committee have made it no mystery that they would love to hear his side of the story, but they’ve hesitated to send a formal invitation even after Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said shortly after the Jan. 6 anniversary that he expected to reach out to Pence “before the month's out."
The committee has sent a number of letters seeking voluntary cooperation from witnesses ranging from sitting lawmakers to Trump family members like daughter Ivanka Trump.
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https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/592926-jan-6-panel-hesitates-in-asking-pence-to-testify
