Liz Cheney Says Jan. 6 Panel Still Wants To Hear From Pence Directly

Earlier this week, Pence said he would give “due consideration” to any formal invitation to testify before the committee. But he also said he would have serious constitutional concerns about appearing before the committee, and a person with knowledge of Pence’s thinking cautioned CNN against reading too much into his remarks. While Cheney acknowledged the executive privilege concerns raised by Pence, she said she believes “when the country has gone through something as serious as this, everybody who has information has an obligation to step forward. So I hope he does ». Asked if Pence would appear before the committee in September, Cheney said, “I hope he understands how important it is for the American people to know every aspect of the truth about what happened that day.” The former vice president believes much of the information related to his Jan. 6 experience has already been provided to the committee because his former chief of staff Marc Short and attorney Greg Jacob have testified in full, a source with knowledge of Pence’s thinking said. he previously told CNN. Speaking at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics on Wednesday, Pence said: “Under the Constitution, we have three co-equal branches of government, and any invitation that comes to me, I’m going to have to think about the unique role that I’ve served. as vice president. It would be unprecedented in history for a vice president to be called to testify on Capitol Hill. But, like I said, I don’t want to prejudge, so if there’s ever an official invitation to us, we’d give it due consideration.” While Pence said it would be “unprecedented” to ask a vice president to testify on Capitol Hill, presidents and vice presidents have testified before Congress. Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren, another member of the committee, told CNN’s Erin Burnett on Friday night that her “ears perked up” when she heard Pence’s comments. “We’ve learned a great deal about what happened with the vice president because many of his close associates have come forward and testified quite frankly and at length,” Lofgren said. “But certainly, it would be great to hear from the vice president, and I don’t know if it was a misleading comment or if it was a message to us to send him an invitation, but we’ll certainly pursue it.” Cheney said she had not seen Pence’s comments from earlier this week, but that they “sounded pretty similar to what his lawyer was saying.” He said the committee and Pence’s counsel are in ongoing discussions. It’s not the first time committee members have said they’re in talks with Pence’s legal team. On June 23, Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, who chairs the committee, told reporters: “We would love to have testimony from former Vice President Pence, we’ve sought it, we’ve talked to his lawyers in the past, but we’re moving forward work”. “At this point, with the hearings we’ve had, we think we’ve done a good job of telling the story of what happened,” Thompson said in the June interview. In July, CNN reported on active discussions among committee members about whether to ask Pence, and even Trump himself, to testify. And as early as January, Thompson said he wants to hear directly from Pence. Cheney on Friday would not directly answer whether the committee would ask Trump to testify. “I don’t want to make any announcement about it this morning. So let me leave it there,” he said. But when asked again if it remains a possibility, Cheney told ABC, “Yes. I mean, I don’t — again, I don’t want to get in front of committee discussions on that. I think it’s very important, as I said in the first or second hearing, you know, his interactions with our committee will be under oath.” CNN’s Shawna Mizelle contributed to this report.

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Earlier this week, Pence said he would give “due consideration” to any formal invitation to testify before the committee. But he also said he would have serious constitutional concerns about appearing before the committee, and a person with knowledge of Pence’s thinking cautioned CNN against reading too much into his remarks. While Cheney acknowledged the executive privilege concerns raised by Pence, she said she believes “when the country has gone through something as serious as this, everybody who has information has an obligation to step forward. So I hope he does ». Asked if Pence would appear before the committee in September, Cheney said, “I hope he understands how important it is for the American people to know every aspect of the truth about what happened that day.” The former vice president believes much of the information related to his Jan. 6 experience has already been provided to the committee because his former chief of staff Marc Short and attorney Greg Jacob have testified in full, a source with knowledge of Pence’s thinking said. he previously told CNN. Speaking at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics on Wednesday, Pence said: “Under the Constitution, we have three co-equal branches of government, and any invitation that comes to me, I’m going to have to think about the unique role that I’ve served. as vice president. It would be unprecedented in history for a vice president to be called to testify on Capitol Hill. But, like I said, I don’t want to prejudge, so if there’s ever an official invitation to us, we’d give it due consideration.” While Pence said it would be “unprecedented” to ask a vice president to testify on Capitol Hill, presidents and vice presidents have testified before Congress. Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren, another member of the committee, told CNN’s Erin Burnett on Friday night that her “ears perked up” when she heard Pence’s comments. “We’ve learned a great deal about what happened with the vice president because many of his close associates have come forward and testified quite frankly and at length,” Lofgren said. “But certainly, it would be great to hear from the vice president, and I don’t know if it was a misleading comment or if it was a message to us to send him an invitation, but we’ll certainly pursue it.” Cheney said she had not seen Pence’s comments from earlier this week, but that they “sounded pretty similar to what his lawyer was saying.” He said the committee and Pence’s counsel are in ongoing discussions. It’s not the first time committee members have said they’re in talks with Pence’s legal team. On June 23, Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, who chairs the committee, told reporters: “We would love to have testimony from former Vice President Pence, we’ve sought it, we’ve talked to his lawyers in the past, but we’re moving forward work”. “At this point, with the hearings we’ve had, we think we’ve done a good job of telling the story of what happened,” Thompson said in the June interview. In July, CNN reported on active discussions among committee members about whether to ask Pence, and even Trump himself, to testify. And as early as January, Thompson said he wants to hear directly from Pence. Cheney on Friday would not directly answer whether the committee would ask Trump to testify. “I don’t want to make any announcement about it this morning. So let me leave it there,” he said. But when asked again if it remains a possibility, Cheney told ABC, “Yes. I mean, I don’t — again, I don’t want to get in front of committee discussions on that. I think it’s very important, as I said in the first or second hearing, you know, his interactions with our committee will be under oath.” CNN’s Shawna Mizelle contributed to this report.

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Earlier this week, Pence said he would give “due consideration” to any formal invitation to testify before the committee. But he also said he would have serious constitutional concerns about appearing before the committee, and a person with knowledge of Pence’s thinking cautioned CNN against reading too much into his remarks. While Cheney acknowledged the executive privilege concerns raised by Pence, she said she believes “when the country has gone through something as serious as this, everybody who has information has an obligation to step forward. So I hope he does ». Asked if Pence would appear before the committee in September, Cheney said, “I hope he understands how important it is for the American people to know every aspect of the truth about what happened that day.” The former vice president believes much of the information related to his Jan. 6 experience has already been provided to the committee because his former chief of staff Marc Short and attorney Greg Jacob have testified in full, a source with knowledge of Pence’s thinking said. he previously told CNN. Speaking at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics on Wednesday, Pence said: “Under the Constitution, we have three co-equal branches of government, and any invitation that comes to me, I’m going to have to think about the unique role that I’ve served. as vice president. It would be unprecedented in history for a vice president to be called to testify on Capitol Hill. But, like I said, I don’t want to prejudge, so if there’s ever an official invitation to us, we’d give it due consideration.” While Pence said it would be “unprecedented” to ask a vice president to testify on Capitol Hill, presidents and vice presidents have testified before Congress. Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren, another member of the committee, told CNN’s Erin Burnett on Friday night that her “ears perked up” when she heard Pence’s comments. “We’ve learned a great deal about what happened with the vice president because many of his close associates have come forward and testified quite frankly and at length,” Lofgren said. “But certainly, it would be great to hear from the vice president, and I don’t know if it was a misleading comment or if it was a message to us to send him an invitation, but we’ll certainly pursue it.” Cheney said she had not seen Pence’s comments from earlier this week, but that they “sounded pretty similar to what his lawyer was saying.” He said the committee and Pence’s counsel are in ongoing discussions. It’s not the first time committee members have said they’re in talks with Pence’s legal team. On June 23, Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, who chairs the committee, told reporters: “We would love to have testimony from former Vice President Pence, we’ve sought it, we’ve talked to his lawyers in the past, but we’re moving forward work”. “At this point, with the hearings we’ve had, we think we’ve done a good job of telling the story of what happened,” Thompson said in the June interview. In July, CNN reported on active discussions among committee members about whether to ask Pence, and even Trump himself, to testify. And as early as January, Thompson said he wants to hear directly from Pence. Cheney on Friday would not directly answer whether the committee would ask Trump to testify. “I don’t want to make any announcement about it this morning. So let me leave it there,” he said. But when asked again if it remains a possibility, Cheney told ABC, “Yes. I mean, I don’t — again, I don’t want to get in front of committee discussions on that. I think it’s very important, as I said in the first or second hearing, you know, his interactions with our committee will be under oath.” CNN’s Shawna Mizelle contributed to this report.

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Earlier this week, Pence said he would give “due consideration” to any formal invitation to testify before the committee. But he also said he would have serious constitutional concerns about appearing before the committee, and a person with knowledge of Pence’s thinking cautioned CNN against reading too much into his remarks. While Cheney acknowledged the executive privilege concerns raised by Pence, she said she believes “when the country has gone through something as serious as this, everybody who has information has an obligation to step forward. So I hope he does ». Asked if Pence would appear before the committee in September, Cheney said, “I hope he understands how important it is for the American people to know every aspect of the truth about what happened that day.” The former vice president believes much of the information related to his Jan. 6 experience has already been provided to the committee because his former chief of staff Marc Short and attorney Greg Jacob have testified in full, a source with knowledge of Pence’s thinking said. he previously told CNN. Speaking at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics on Wednesday, Pence said: “Under the Constitution, we have three co-equal branches of government, and any invitation that comes to me, I’m going to have to think about the unique role that I’ve served. as vice president. It would be unprecedented in history for a vice president to be called to testify on Capitol Hill. But, like I said, I don’t want to prejudge, so if there’s ever an official invitation to us, we’d give it due consideration.” While Pence said it would be “unprecedented” to ask a vice president to testify on Capitol Hill, presidents and vice presidents have testified before Congress. Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren, another member of the committee, told CNN’s Erin Burnett on Friday night that her “ears perked up” when she heard Pence’s comments. “We’ve learned a great deal about what happened with the vice president because many of his close associates have come forward and testified quite frankly and at length,” Lofgren said. “But certainly, it would be great to hear from the vice president, and I don’t know if it was a misleading comment or if it was a message to us to send him an invitation, but we’ll certainly pursue it.” Cheney said she had not seen Pence’s comments from earlier this week, but that they “sounded pretty similar to what his lawyer was saying.” He said the committee and Pence’s counsel are in ongoing discussions. It’s not the first time committee members have said they’re in talks with Pence’s legal team. On June 23, Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, who chairs the committee, told reporters: “We would love to have testimony from former Vice President Pence, we’ve sought it, we’ve talked to his lawyers in the past, but we’re moving forward work”. “At this point, with the hearings we’ve had, we think we’ve done a good job of telling the story of what happened,” Thompson said in the June interview. In July, CNN reported on active discussions among committee members about whether to ask Pence, and even Trump himself, to testify. And as early as January, Thompson said he wants to hear directly from Pence. Cheney on Friday would not directly answer whether the committee would ask Trump to testify. “I don’t want to make any announcement about it this morning. So let me leave it there,” he said. But when asked again if it remains a possibility, Cheney told ABC, “Yes. I mean, I don’t — again, I don’t want to get in front of committee discussions on that. I think it’s very important, as I said in the first or second hearing, you know, his interactions with our committee will be under oath.” CNN’s Shawna Mizelle contributed to this report.