Pence ordered to testify in special counsel probe investigating Trump

Another grand jury investigating the former president. What can you tell us? Yeah, so as all of this is happening in New York in Washington, DC A federal judge has actually ordered the former vice president Mike Pence that he must comply with a federal grand jury subpoena in special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Trump's efforts to obstruct and to divert the 2016 election now it's interesting here because Pence had tried to resist the a pina not on executive privilege grounds Which usually shields communications between top-level executives and the president but rather on this speech and debate issue Which is typically a privilege that's granted to members of the legislative branch think about senators speeches that they make on the Senate floor Those are typically protected But given Pence's role on January 6 as president of the Senate that ministerial role on January 6 He had tried to argue his testimony shouldn't come forward the judge granted and a partial ruling in favor of him there saying He is protected for what happened on January 6, but nothing else guys Thanks for watching our YouTube channel follow today's top stories and breaking news by downloading the NBC News app.

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