Former Vice President Mike Pence reneged on his previous statement that he would testify before the House Jan. 6 committee after suggesting he would.
Recently, the former vice president said he would consider offering his testimony in front of the Democrat-led committee investigating the Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021. Meanwhile, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), considered the face of the panel, recently told news outlets that Pence is in talks with the committee to testify.
But during an interview with The Washington Times over the weekend, Pence had a more cautious tone and described the committee as “very partisan.”
“If the committee wanted to extend a formal invitation I would consider it, but we would reflect very carefully on my obligations to preserve the separation of powers and the constitutional framework that I served in,” he said….