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Jack Smith subpoenas Mike Pence [1]

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Date: 2023-02-09

ABC broke the story:

Former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel overseeing probes into former President Donald Trump, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. It's not immediately clear what information the subpoena from special counsel Jack Smith is seeking, but it follows months of negotiations between federal prosecutors and Pence's legal team. snip A spokesperson for Pence did not respond to a request for comment by ABC News. The special counsel's office also declined to comment.

Pence called the appointment of Jack Smith to investigate Mar-a-Lago and January 6 “very troubling.” No court documents have been filed, so the subpoena is not in the public square.

"The appointment of a special counsel is very troubling," Pence told Fox News Digital. "No one is above the law, but I am not sure it’s against the law to take bad advice from your lawyers." Pence pointed to "years of politicization at the Justice Department," referencing the Trump-Russia investigation. "There have been disclosed FBI agents falsifying documents, the FBI using a Clinton campaign-funded opposition research document to support two and a half years of the Russia hoax."

Donald Trump and his lawyers continually hounded Pence to refuse to count the electoral votes of several swing states that Trump lost.

This is a developing story; no more information is expected anytime soon.

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