US 2021 Capitol riot: EX-VP Pence appears before grandjury probing Trump
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00:00 Leaving a Washington court on Thursday, Mike Pence is believed to have testified before
00:05 a grand jury as it investigates Donald Trump's role in the 2021 Capitol riots.
00:12 It comes hours after a federal court rejected a bid by Trump to block Pence from appearing.
00:18 The former vice president had also tried to avoid testifying and a judge agreed there
00:23 were some topics he could not be forced to talk about.
00:27 In an interview with CBS over the weekend, Pence gave little away.
00:31 I think I'm limited about what I can say about the proceedings of the grand jury or the decision
00:37 of the judge but people can be confident that we'll obey the law, we'll comply with the
00:43 law.
00:45 Pence has spoken extensively about Trump's attempts to pressure him to reject Joe Biden's
00:50 election victory and he plays a pivotal role in what happened on January 6th.
00:56 Claiming unproven mass voter fraud, Trump had urged Pence not to carry out the certification
01:01 in Congress.
01:03 When the then-VP refused, rioters who stormed the Capitol called for him to be hanged.
01:09 Pence is publicly considering a presidential run of his own in 2024, which would mean a
01:14 direct challenge to his former boss.
01:17 Trump is currently the front-runner for the Republican nominee, though legal cases against
01:22 him are piling up.
01:23 Earlier this month, he became the first ex-president to be indicted on criminal charges.
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