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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Jill Colvin | AP

Former Vice President Mike Pence won’t appeal order compelling grand jury testimony

Mike Pence’s testimony could be crucial to investigators looking into Donald Trump’s state of mind in the weeks after he lost to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. (AP Photos)

WASHINGTON — A spokesman for Mike Pence said Wednesday that the former vice president will not appeal a judge’s order compelling him to testify in the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

The decision sets up a possible appearance by Pence in the coming weeks before a federal grand jury scrutinizing attempts by the former president and supporters before the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to undo Democrat Joe Biden’s victory.

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