Trump Loses Bid To Block Pence Aide From Testifying

The Washington Post reports:

A former top aide to Vice President Mike Pence returned before a grand jury Thursday to testify in a criminal probe of efforts to overturn the 2020 election after federal courts overruled President Donald Trump’s objections to the testimony, according to people familiar with the matter.

In a sealed decision that could clear the way for other top Trump White House officials to answer questions before a grand jury, Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell ruled that former Pence chief of staff Marc Short probably possessed information important to the Justice Department’s criminal investigation.

Trump appealed, but the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit refused to postpone Short’s appearance while the litigation continues.

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NEW Judge bucks Trump, orders Pence aide to testify to Jan. 6 grand jury. DC Circuit refused to postpone testimony Thur by Marc Short, potentially clearing the way for other former top Trump aides to testify despite Trump’s executive privilege claims https://t.co/Gc9PBHQ8it

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