{"id":515020,"date":"2022-11-24T03:42:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T00:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/justice-department-seeks-to-question-pence-in-jan-6-probe-report\/"},"modified":"2022-11-24T03:42:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T00:42:30","slug":"justice-department-seeks-to-question-pence-in-jan-6-probe-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/justice-department-seeks-to-question-pence-in-jan-6-probe-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#Justice Department seeks to question Pence in Jan. 6 probe: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e262ab8ec8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e262ab8ec8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/justice-department-seeks-to-question-pence-in-jan-6-probe-report\/#%E2%80%9CJustice_Department_seeks_to_question_Pence_in_Jan_6_probe_report%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Justice Department seeks to question Pence in Jan. 6 probe: report&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJustice_Department_seeks_to_question_Pence_in_Jan_6_probe_report%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Justice Department seeks to question Pence in Jan. 6 probe: report&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Justice Department investigators want to talk to former Vice President Mike Pence as part of the department\u2019s probe into the events leading up to the Jan. 6 capitol riot, according to a report.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At least one investigator, Thomas Windom, has reached out to Pence\u2019s team in recent weeks seeking to question Pence regarding former President Donald Trump\u2019s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/11\/23\/us\/politics\/mike-pence-jan-6.html\">the New York Times<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/11\/23\/us\/politics\/mike-pence-jan-6.html\">reported on Wednesday.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former vice president is reportedly amenable to considering the DOJ\u2019s request and was contacted prior to Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Merrick Garland\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment of Jack Smith as special counsel in charge of the department\u2019s two separate investigations into Trump. <\/p>\n<p>The former commander-in-chief is being probed by the DOJ for his handling of sensitive White House documents after his presidency and for the Jan. 6 insurrection.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ\u2019s investigation into Jan. 6 is also separate from the House Jan. 6 committee\u2019s probe into the aftermath of the 2020 election. Pence, according to the report, views the Justice Department inquiry differently from the House one because it is a criminal investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Pence said last week that he is \u201cclosing the door\u201d on the prospect of appearing before the House panel due to what he called the \u201cpartisan nature\u201d of the committee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-001-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Pence has reportedly been contacted already about the riot by investigator Thomas Windom.\" class=\"wp-image-24773014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-001-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-001-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-001-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pence has reportedly been contacted already about the riot by investigator Thomas Windom.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am closing the door on that,\u201d Pence said in an interview with CBS <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I must say again, the partisan nature of the January 6 committee has been a disappointment to me,\u201d he added. \u201cIt seemed to me in the beginning, there was an opportunity to examine every aspect of what happened on January 6, and to do so more in the spirit of the 9\/11 Commission, nonpartisan, nonpolitical, and that was an opportunity lost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump could slow the process of getting Pence to sit down with federal investigators by invoking executive privilege to stop or limit his testimony. The former president asserted executive privilege earlier this year in a failed effort to try and stop two former Pence aides, Marc Short and Greg Jacob, from testifying in grand jury interviews related to the investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-003.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Pence is reportedly open to the DOJ request for the interview.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-003.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-003.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-003.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-003.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-003.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Pence is reportedly open to the DOJ request for the interview.                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">House Select Committee via AP<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Pence being evacuated from the Senate chamber of the Capitol building on January 6, 2021.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Pence being evacuated from the Senate chamber of the Capitol building on January 6, 2021.                               <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Senate Television via AP<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Pence has said he won't testify before the House Jan. 6 committeee.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Pence has said he won&#8217;t testify before the House Jan. 6 committeee.                             <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">House Select Committee via AP<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pence has been outspoken about the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as he makes rounds in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> promoting his new book, \u201cSo Help Me God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former vice president has accused Trump of being \u201creckless\u201d on the day his supporters stormed the Capitol Building after he held a rally protesting the 2020 election results. Pence was at the Capitol on Jan. 6 leading procedures to certify Joe Biden\u2019s election victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president\u2019s words were reckless and his actions were reckless,\u201d Pence told ABC\u2019s David Muir earlier this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president\u2019s words that day at the rally endangered me and my family and everyone at the Capitol building,\u201d Pence, who was with his daughter on Jan. 6, added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-004.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Pence recently called former President Donald Trump's words and actions &quot;reckless&quot; on the day of the riot.\" class=\"wp-image-24773072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-004.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-004.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pence-jan6-004.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pence recently called former President Donald Trump\u2019s words and actions \u201creckless\u201d on the day of the riot.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Evan Vucci, File<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The government\u2019s discussions with Pence about sitting for an interview are in the early stages, according to the New York Times. Pence has not been subpoenaed and the process may take months if Trump invokes executive privilege.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Pence declined The Post\u2019s request for comment.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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