Pence won't appeal judge's ruling, paving the way for his testimony in Justice probe

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Former Vice President Mike Pence will not appeal a judge's ruling that ordered him to testify to a grand jury in the U.S. Justice Department's investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a spokesman for Pence said in a statement.

 

"Vice President Mike Pence swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution, and his claim that the Biden Special Counsel's unprecedented subpoena was unconstitutional under the Speech or Debate Clause was an important one made to preserve the Separation of Powers outlined by our Founders.

 

In the Court's decision, that principle prevailed," Devin O'Malley, the Pence spokesman, said, "the Court's landmark and historic ruling affirmed for the first time in history that the Speech or Debate Clause extends to the Vice President of the United States, having vindicated that principle of the Constitution, Vice President Pence will not appeal the Judge's ruling and will comply with the subpoena as required by law."

 

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/05/1168244789/pence-appeal-trump-justice-special-counsel-grand-jury

 

[Credo]

I am not a fan of Pence, however, kudos to an honorable man when it comes to following the law and the directions of the court.