Mike Pence Subpoenaed by Special Counsel Investigating Trump

Mike Pence Subpoenaed , by Special Counsel Investigating Trump.

NBC News reports that the former vice president has been subpoenaed by the counsel investigating Trump's role in the Jan.

6 insurrection at the Capitol.

NBC News reports that the former vice president has been subpoenaed by the counsel investigating Trump's role in the Jan.

6 insurrection at the Capitol.

Special counsel Jack Smith is requesting documents and testimony from Pence.

Smith has been tasked with investigating both Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election and his potential mishandling of classified documents since leaving office.

Pence has repeatedly said that he didn't "have the authority to return electoral votes" as Trump pressured him to do.

In November, Pence was asked on 'Meet the Press' if he thought Trump committed a crime.

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Well, I don’t know if it is criminal to listen to bad advice from lawyers, Mike Pence, former vice president of the U.S., on 'Meet the Press'.

But as rioters infiltrated the Capitol on Jan.

6, and Trump tweeted that Pence , "didn't have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution,".

Insurrectionists could be heard chanting, "hang Mike Pence!".

In November, Pence called the situation "reckless.".

I mean, the president’s words were reckless and his actions were reckless.

The president’s words that day at the rally endangered me and my family and everyone at the Capitol building, Mike Pence, former vice president of the U.S., via interview with ABC News' David Muir.

Pence has hinted that he'll run for president in 2024, but this subpoena may complicate his potential campaign