Cheney says Jan. 6 committee wants to hear from Pence

Representative Liz Cheney

On Friday, Representative Liz Cheney, who serves as the vice chair of the House Select Committee on the Events of January 6, stated to ABC that the committee is still interested in hearing directly from former Vice President Mike Pence.

"Observe, he was instrumental in what happened on January 6th. If he had given in to the pressure that Donald Trump was putting on him, we would have been in a far more dire situation with regard to our constitutional dilemma "according to the Wyoming Republican. "And I believe that he clearly has concerns about executive privilege, as he has indicated, for which, you know, I have tremendous respect. And I think that he has articulated these concerns. In light of the principle of the separation of powers, I believe it to be a constitutional matter of the utmost significance." Pence stated earlier in the week that he would give "serious consideration" to any formal invitation to testify in front of the committee, regardless of its formality. However, he also stated that he would have severe constitutional difficulties regarding his appearance before the panel.

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Cheney's response

Cheney stated that, despite the fact that she appreciated the concerns regarding executive privilege that Pence had highlighted, she remains of the opinion that "When a tragedy of this magnitude has befallen a nation, everyone who is in possession of information has a responsibility to come forward. Therefore, it is my sincere wish that he will act in such a manner." Cheney's response to a question on whether or not Pence will testify before the committee in September was as follows: "I would hope that he will recognize how vital it is for the American people to hear every piece of the truth about what transpired that day."

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Source familiar with Pence's

A source familiar with Pence's thinking told Media in the past that the former vice president believes that the majority of the information related to his experience on January 6 has already been provided to the committee because his former chief of staff Marc Short and lawyer Greg Jacob have testified in its entirety. Pence made these remarks while he was speaking on Wednesday at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics "Because the Constitution specifies that there should be three equal branches of government, if I were to accept an invitation, I would need to give careful consideration to the particular responsibilities that come with my position as vice president. It has never happened before in the annals of history for a vice president to be required to appear before Congress and provide testimony. But as I've already stated, I don't want to pass judgement in advance, so if there is ever any formal invitation extended to us, we will give it the consideration it deserves if it is ever extended to us." In spite of the fact that Vice President Pence has stated that it would be "unusual" for a vice president to be invited to testify on Capitol Hill, both presidents and vice presidents have previously spoken in front of Congress.

Another committee member, Democratic Representative Zoe Lofgren, told Erin Burnett on Friday night that her "ears perked up" when she heard Vice President Mike Pence's statements. Lofgren is a member of the committee. "We have learned an awful lot about what happened with the vice president because so many of his close associates have come in and testified quite honestly and at length," Lofgren said. "We have learned an awful lot about what happened with the vice president because so many of his close associates have come in and testified." "But sure, it would be nice to hear from the vice president, and I don't know whether that was an offhand comment or whether it was a message to us to send him an invitation but we are certainly going to pursue it," she said. "But sure, it would be great to hear from the vice president."

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Cheney did not witness Pence's comments

Cheney stated that she had not seen Pence's comments from earlier this week, but "it sounds like they were quite similar to what his counsel has been saying." Cheney did not witness Pence's comments. According to what she claimed, the committee and Pence's counsel have been having ongoing conversations. This is not the first time that members of the panel have stated that they are communicating with Pence's legal team; in fact, they have done so previously. Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Democrat who chairs the committee, made the following statement to the press on June 23: "We would love to have former Vice President Pence's testimony, we have requested it, we've talked to his attorneys in the past, but we're going on with the work."

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Thompson’s words

Thompson stated in the interview that took place in June that at this stage "at this point, with the hearings we've had, we think we've done a decent job at relaying the tale as to what happened." As reported in July that members of the committee were having active conversations about whether or not they might ask Pence or possibly Trump himself to testify before the committee. In addition, Thompson has stated that he is interested in having a conversation with Pence one-on-one as early as January.

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Cheney avoided explicitly answering the question

On Friday, Cheney avoided explicitly answering the question of whether or not the committee will ask Trump to testify. "It's too early in the morning for me to make any announcements regarding that topic. So, I'm just going to leave it at that, "— I quote her. But when questioned once more if it is still a possibility, Cheney responded to ABC by saying, "Yes. I mean, I don't want to — let me say that again — I don't want to go in front of the committee discussions about that. I do believe that it is of the utmost importance, as I stated in either the first or the second hearing, you are aware that his exchanges with our committee would be conducted under oath."

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