Former US Vice President Mike Pence testified in court

It is not yet known what he said, but he testified. Donald Trump’s former vice president Mike Pence appeared in court on Thursday (April 27) as part of an investigation into efforts to alter the results of the 2020 US presidential election, multiple US media reported. A citizens’ group tasked with listening to Republicans met in Washington at 9 a.m. Thursday, according to CNN, citing people familiar with the matter.

A judge in late March ordered Mike Pence to testify about conversations he had with Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, before his supporters stormed the Capitol. Investigators, led by special prosecutor Jack Smith, said that Mr. Trump’s role was scrutinized. They suspect he was trying to stay in power after losing the presidential election to Joe Biden.

Mr. Pence was thus called. In the United States, a grand jury is a body of citizens with broad investigative powers. In particular, he can vote to recommend an impeachment.

History will hold Trump ‘in charge’

Donald Trump tried to block any testimony from his former vice president before this grand jury, but a federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected his request. The former US president is seeking a new term in 2024 and Mike Pence could be among those challenging him for the Republican nomination.

History will stand, the former vice president said in March “responsibility” Donald Trump for his role in the attack on the Capitol. “I have no right to cancel [le résultat de] Election. His reckless words put my family and everyone in the Capitol at risk that day.”he said.

Donald Trump is at the center of several investigations. In late March, he became the first president in US history to be impeached in the 2016 case of buying the silence of an actress who starred in X movies. A Georgia state attorney has been investigating since 2021. “Attempts to Influence Election Proceedings” This southern state was narrowly won by Joe Biden in 2020.

Special counsel Jack Smith is also investigating the White House archives case, where Donald Trump is accused of moving boxes full of documents after his presidency ended. However, a 1978 law requires all US presidents to turn over all of their emails, letters and other working documents to the National Archives.