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March 29, 2023

Judge Orders Mike Pence to Testify Before Grand Jury Investigating Trump and 2020 Election
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A federal judge has reportedly ordered former Vice President Mike Pence
to testify to the grand jury investigating Trump's efforts to overturn
the 2020 election. Special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing the
grand jury, subpoenaed Pence earlier this year. While the judge ruled
executive privilege does not shield Pence from testifying, Pence could
avoid certain lines of questioning thanks to a constitutional clause
known as "speech or debate" that is intended to protect lawmakers from
some forms of legal action. Pence could still appeal the judge's
decision.

Meanwhile, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified
again this week before the Manhattan grand jury looking into alleged
hush-money payments made to Stormy Daniels during Trump's 2016 campaign.
Pecker is said to have helped broker the deal between Daniels and
Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen.


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