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Hugo Lowell in Washington

Mike Pence effort to block January 6 testimony could succeed, experts say

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Mike Pence was subpoenaed in the criminal investigation into the events of 6 January 2021. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Mike Pence is expected to fight his grand jury subpoena as part of the January 6 criminal investigation with the “speech or debate” protection – a move that could prevent the special counsel from obtaining his testimony about key conversations with Donald Trump and members of Congress.

The special counsel overseeing the Trump investigations recently issued a subpoena to Pence – a key witness with unique insight into a number of conversations with the former president and the efforts to stop the congressional certification of the 2020 presidential election.

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