Tag: Mike Pence

Jan. 6 Panel Member Thinks Pence Will Testify to Committee

A member of the House of Representatives panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol thinks former Vice President Mike Pence will testify to the panel without being subpoenaed. “I would assume he’s going to come forward and testify voluntarily, the way the vast majority of people have,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.)…


Pence Dials Back Willingness to Testify to Jan. 6 House Committee

Former Vice President Mike Pence reneged on his previous statement that he would testify before the House Jan. 6 committee after suggesting he would. Recently, the former vice president said he would consider offering his testimony in front of the Democrat-led committee investigating the Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021. Meanwhile, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.),…


Mike Pence in Talks to Speak to Jan. 6 Committee: Liz Cheney

Former Vice President Mike Pence is in discussions to appear before the House of Representatives panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol, the panel’s vice chair says. “We’ve been in discussions with his counsel,” Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the vice chair, told ABC News. Pence said at an event in New…


Pence Says He Didn’t Keep Any Classified Information After Leaving Office

Former Vice President Mike Pence said on Aug. 19 that, when he left office, he didn’t take with him any information that was classified. Pence made the remarks in an interview with The Associated Press, eleven days after the FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence to seize what an inventory list identified as…


Pence Says He Would ‘Consider’ Testifying Before Jan. 6 Panel If Asked

Mike Pence would give “due consideration” to testify before the House Jan. 6 committee if he were invited, the former vice president said at a Wednesday event. “If there [were] an invitation to participate, I would consider it,” Pence said at an event at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire on Aug. 17. “But you’ve…


Trump’s Influence on GOP, Endorsement Appeal Over Pence, on Display in Wisconsin

Former President Donald Trump’s influence over GOP swing state voters was tested again on Aug. 9 in the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary. The contest served as another clash of candidates endorsed by Trump and his former vice president, Mike Pence, as both men appear poised to seek the presidency in 2024. Trump-backed businessman and retired U.S….


Appeal of Trump Endorsement Over Pence on Display in Wisconsin

Former President Donald Trump’s influence over GOP swing state voters was tested again on Aug. 9 in the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary. The contest served as another clash of candidates endorsed by Trump and his former vice president, Mike Pence, as both men appear poised to seek the presidency in 2024. Trump-backed businessman and retired U.S….


Trump-Endorsed Michels Defeats Pence-Baked Kleefisch in Wisconsin Governor’s Primary

Donald Trump-backed businessman Tim Michels on Aug. 9 defeated former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, endorsed by Mike Pence, in Wisconsin’s GOP gubernatorial primary. With 76 percent of the votes counted at 11:46 p.m., Michels received 47 percent of the vote, and Kleefisch received 43 percent, according to The Associated Press. Kleefisch was backed by Pence…


Trump-Endorsed Michels Defeats Pence-Backed Kleefisch in Wisconsin Governor’s Primary

Donald Trump-backed businessman Tim Michels on Aug. 9 defeated former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, endorsed by Mike Pence, in Wisconsin’s GOP gubernatorial primary. With 76 percent of the votes counted at 11:46 p.m., Michels received 47 percent of the vote, and Kleefisch received 43 percent, according to The Associated Press. Kleefisch was backed by Pence…


Capitol Report (Aug. 9): Unprecedented Raid at Trump’s Estate; Midterms in Spotlight Following Raid

Former President Donald Trump’s home was raided Monday night, and a federal judge issued search warrants days ahead. Former Vice President Mike Pence and lawmakers are weighing in. A Trump-era Department of Justice official joins us to weigh in on the FBI raid of the former president’s home. His house, too, was recently searched by…