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swag

(26,480 posts)
Fri Jun 9, 2023, 11:17 PM Jun 2023

Judge required Pence to answer most of special counsel's questions, newly unsealed court docs show

Source: Politico

By KYLE CHENEY
06/09/2023 10:18 PM EDT

The figures pressuring Mike Pence to reject Joe Biden’s electoral votes on Jan. 6 were asking him to act “unlawfully,” the chief judge of Washington D.C.’s federal district court ruled in a secret April decision.

U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg’s 19-page opinion — which the judge partially unsealed Friday at the urging of media organizations — cleared the way for special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecutors to question the former vice president about his conversations with a wide array of figures who leaned on him to reject Biden’s electors, possibly including Donald Trump.

“The bottom line is that conversations exhorting Pence to reject electors on January 6th are not protected,” Boasberg wrote in the ruling, dated March 27, adding, “There is no dispute in this case that Pence lacked the authority to reject certified electoral votes.”

Pence appeared for that closed-door testimony on April 27 and answered questions for more than six hours. The substance of the questions and answers remain almost entirely shielded from public view but nevertheless marked a historic moment in Smith’s unprecedented criminal probe of Trump and his allies’ efforts to subvert the 2020 election.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/09/judge-required-pence-to-answer-most-of-special-counsels-questions-newly-unsealed-court-docs-show-00101381

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Judge required Pence to answer most of special counsel's questions, newly unsealed court docs show (Original Post) swag Jun 2023 OP
I count Pence as part of the "willing ignorant" among our highest Backseat Driver Jun 2023 #1
I just listened to Pence . . . AverageOldGuy Jun 2023 #2
Pence, Uncle Tim, DeSatan and Kev Traildogbob Jun 2023 #3
No respect for the Bible, Constitution, or constituents RainCaster Jun 2023 #4
At least your hammer serves a purpose. Nt Javaman Jun 2023 #13
Six hours !!! Great Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2023 #5
So when do we get to see the transcripts? calimary Jun 2023 #9
Smith is moving fast here too. Qutzupalotl Jun 2023 #6
Charges for J6 coming up that fast would be awesome! ShazzieB Jun 2023 #7
You can bet that moniss Jun 2023 #8
My Ass he knew nothing about it. calimary Jun 2023 #10
Yes indeed moniss Jun 2023 #12
He's just as bad as any other Republican. dchill Jun 2023 #11
The disconnect of his brain Marthe48 Jun 2023 #14
Judge needs to talk to Mother first and get her approval Kennah Jun 2023 #15

Backseat Driver

(4,319 posts)
1. I count Pence as part of the "willing ignorant" among our highest
Fri Jun 9, 2023, 11:31 PM
Jun 2023

leadership - it's both awful and scary watching these "innocents" attempt to chew their legs off in the steel traps of what's right and delusionally corrupt and wrong by ROL. I guess it was good he asked what he should do of mother's stand-in, Dan Quayle first (OMG, did I just say that?) - and we have a mere staffing aide to thank for grabbing the real goods in the official box and running from the insurrectionists.

AverageOldGuy

(1,433 posts)
2. I just listened to Pence . . .
Fri Jun 9, 2023, 11:37 PM
Jun 2023

MSNBC ran a clip of Pence talking about the Trump indictments.

I have a hammer that's smarter then Mike Pence.

Traildogbob

(8,476 posts)
3. Pence, Uncle Tim, DeSatan and Kev
Fri Jun 9, 2023, 11:59 PM
Jun 2023

Can all eat a big ole shit Sandwich, preferably from trumps feces. If any of these fools stay in power or gain power, no one in the world will ever trust us with intel again. Swear on a BuyBull and take an oath to protect the constitution my ass. Shows how much they respect the power of that damn book.

calimary

(80,521 posts)
9. So when do we get to see the transcripts?
Sat Jun 10, 2023, 03:00 AM
Jun 2023

SIX HOURS of testimony? I want to know what he said. And how he answered. And how much info he divulged - and how much of that was USEABLE info? And did he take the 5th - and if so, how often, and to what questions?

Qutzupalotl

(14,200 posts)
6. Smith is moving fast here too.
Sat Jun 10, 2023, 01:01 AM
Jun 2023

Some are predicting charges for J6 before Fanni Willis in August. I have no idea, but Pence testimony looks like endgame.

moniss

(3,875 posts)
8. You can bet that
Sat Jun 10, 2023, 01:46 AM
Jun 2023

moron Ron Johnson is sweating bullets because he said he knew nothing about it and more or less that he was asked to hand something to Pence. As deep as Johnson has demonstrated he is into the Big Lie it would be a good bet that he is one of the people who called Pence to lean on him.

calimary

(80,521 posts)
10. My Ass he knew nothing about it.
Sat Jun 10, 2023, 03:01 AM
Jun 2023

For some of these guys, they’re proud of what they know (or think they know), and how connected they are (or think they are - OR want YOU to think they are).

We have an ex-“president” like that…

moniss

(3,875 posts)
12. Yes indeed
Sat Jun 10, 2023, 11:43 AM
Jun 2023

this Johnson clown is one who likes to insinuate his importance by association and he's the type that would sell anybody out at at any time for any reason.

Marthe48

(16,565 posts)
14. The disconnect of his brain
Sat Jun 10, 2023, 09:07 PM
Jun 2023

In spite of being an adult, being asked specific questions about events he witnessed, and giving answers to questions asked by other adults, he calls for AG Garland to spell out why traitor was indicted. How much of a cloth-headed dolt do you have to be?

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