Former President Donald Trump’s legal team has appealed a sealed order requiring testimony from former Vice President Mike Pence.
The former vice president was ordered to appear after a judge ruled he must answer questions from the Justice Department about some of the aspects of Trump’s attempts to question the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Pence’s attorneys indicated that they will not appeal a ruling by D.C. District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg that partially sided with Pence just days before Trump’s team filed a challenge.
Pence would be the most prominent witness to address inquiries in front of a grand jury. His testimony behind closed doors could provide investigators with a firsthand account of Trump’s mental state in the pivotal weeks after he lost to Biden and further expose the rift between them since the end of their administration….