Mike Pence Vows To 'Tell The Truth' During Testimony In Jan. 6 Probe

Former Vice President Mike Pence promised to “tell the truth” when he testifies before a federal grand jury probing the Jan. 6, 2021,  insurrection.

“We’ll obey the law, we’ll tell the truth and the story that I’ve been telling the American people all across the country — the story that I wrote in the pages of my memoir — that’ll be what I tell in that setting as well,” Pence said in a Sunday interview with CBS’ Robert Costa on “Face the Nation.”

Pence was subpoenaed by the Justice Department’s special counsel Jack Smith to testify before the panel. He initially fought what he described as the “unprecedented ” move to compel his testimony, pointing to his role as president of the Senate as protecting him from testifying under the U.S. Constitution’s “speech or debate” clause. He dropped his legal fight earlier this month.

He told Costa his attorneys have arranged a date for his grand jury appearance, but didn’t elaborate. He also said he’s grateful that a court acknowledged his concerns about testifying.

“For the first time in history, a federal court acknowledged that that provision of the Constitution applies to the vice president and they’ve limited what they’ll be requesting of me,” Pence said.

Costa pressed Pence about whether he’ll testify about private conversations with then-President Donald Trump .

“I think I’m limited about what I can say about the proceedings of the grand jury or the decision of the judge, but people can be confident that we’ll obey the law, we’ll comply with the law,” Pence answered.

H/T: Mediaite