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Becky Sullivan

The Pence subpoena could set up a showdown over executive privilege

Then-President Donald Trump and then-Vice President Mike Pence are pictured in 2020. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

The subpoena of former Vice President Mike Pence by the Department of Justice could set up a showdown over executive privilege.

Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly invoked the legal protection to block testimony of his allies and subpoenas related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He may do so again in response to Pence's subpoena.

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