Former Vice President Mike Pence is in discussions to appear before the House of Representatives panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol, the panel’s vice chair says.
“We’ve been in discussions with his counsel,” Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the vice chair, told ABC News.
Pence said at an event in New Hampshire on Aug. 17 that he would consider testifying to the panel if he were invited.
“If there was an invitation to participate, I would consider it,” Pence said.
But, he added later: “Under the Constitution, we have three co-equal branches of government, and any invitation to be directed to me, I would have to reflect on the unique role I was serving in as vice president….