Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) has stated that the Jan. 6 committee is in “discussions” with former Vice President Mike Pence’s counsel about testifying in front of the committee.
Cheney’s comment comes days after Pence said he would be open to testifying before the committee on Wednesday. Cheney said she still hopes Pence testifies before the committee, adding that he “played a critical role on January 6,” she told ABC News.
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“I would hope that he will understand how important it is for the American people to know every aspect of the truth about what happened that day,” Cheney said when asked if she thought Pence would testify in September.
When asked if former President Donald Trump would be asked to testify in front of the committee, Cheney responded by saying she did not “want to make any announcements about that” and would “just leave it there.”
Pence, who received numerous threats on Jan. 6, 2021, for refusing to certify the 2020 election results, expressed disappointment during a forum in New Hampshire on how House Speaker Nancy Pelosi booted Republican picks from the Jan. 6 committee, blaming Democrats for the politicization of the Capitol riot. During the forum, Pence declared that people “have a right to know” what happened on Jan. 6 and hinted that he will be telling his story more frequently in the future.
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Several Republicans, including Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL), have stated that testimony from Pence could provide key information not known to the committee, with Davis describing the testimony as “riveting.” Other conservatives, such as Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), believe Pence’s testimony, should he choose to give it, will not change Republicans’ views of the Jan. 6 panel.
Pence’s discussions with the Jan. 6 committee come a week after the FBI raided Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago residence, which Pence has expressed criticism over. However, he has also said that the GOP needs to steer clear of calling to defund the FBI.
