Trump Loses Appeal To Block Pence From Testifying

Bloomberg News reports:

A federal appeals court tossed out what remained of Donald Trump’s unsuccessful legal fight to stop his former vice president-turned-rival Mike Pence from testifying about efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit issued a sealed order on Friday granting a request by Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office to dismiss the case, rebuffing opposition by Trump’s lawyers.

Pence testified before a grand jury in Washington in late April in the federal probe being run by Smith’s office after Trump failed to convince the DC Circuit to temporarily stop it while the former president appealed on the merits.

Read the full article. Moot but still funny.

A court finally tossed Donald Trump’s bid to stop Mike Pence from testifying about Jan. 6 — months after Pence appeared before a grand jury https://t.co/ZLgEXe3DkE

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