Posted on Feb 11, 2023
The Pence subpoena could set up a showdown over executive privilege
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The subpoena of former Vice President Mike Pence by the Department of Justice could set up a showdown over executive privilege.
Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly invoked the legal protection to block testimony of his allies and subpoenas related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He may do so again in response to Pence's subpoena.
Pence's role in presiding over the electoral certification process made him a central figure in the Jan. 6 proceedings. In the days and hours before the mob attacked the Capitol, Trump subjected his vice president to intense pressure to overturn the 2020 election results. Pence was also present during several critical meetings with Trump and his allies ahead of Jan. 6.
There are not many details known about the subpoena issued to Pence by Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed late last year by Attorney General Merrick Garland. Smith is investigating Trump's role in the Jan. 6 attack, as well as a probe into the former president's handling of classified documents.
The subpoena of former Vice President Mike Pence by the Department of Justice could set up a showdown over executive privilege.
Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly invoked the legal protection to block testimony of his allies and subpoenas related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He may do so again in response to Pence's subpoena.
Pence's role in presiding over the electoral certification process made him a central figure in the Jan. 6 proceedings. In the days and hours before the mob attacked the Capitol, Trump subjected his vice president to intense pressure to overturn the 2020 election results. Pence was also present during several critical meetings with Trump and his allies ahead of Jan. 6.
There are not many details known about the subpoena issued to Pence by Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed late last year by Attorney General Merrick Garland. Smith is investigating Trump's role in the Jan. 6 attack, as well as a probe into the former president's handling of classified documents.
The Pence subpoena could set up a showdown over executive privilege
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."What might happen next?
As the former vice president, Pence himself cannot assert executive privilege. That power lies with the executive — in other words, Trump. That's noteworthy, as the two men have not had the smoothest of relationships when it comes to the events of Jan. 6.
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"Usually a vice president will ask the president to give him executive privilege and to announce that," said Nourse, who is now a professor at Georgetown Law. "In this case, that would be a question in and of itself: whether Trump will do that for Pence."
If Trump does decide to assert executive privilege, then a battle in court might follow. "There is no executive privilege for a crime. So the question is how far they want to take this and if they want a judge to adjudicate it," she said."
..."What might happen next?
As the former vice president, Pence himself cannot assert executive privilege. That power lies with the executive — in other words, Trump. That's noteworthy, as the two men have not had the smoothest of relationships when it comes to the events of Jan. 6.
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"Usually a vice president will ask the president to give him executive privilege and to announce that," said Nourse, who is now a professor at Georgetown Law. "In this case, that would be a question in and of itself: whether Trump will do that for Pence."
If Trump does decide to assert executive privilege, then a battle in court might follow. "There is no executive privilege for a crime. So the question is how far they want to take this and if they want a judge to adjudicate it," she said."
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And the real question remains, is how does a senator like President Biden as a senator sneak files out of a secured classified information facility and keep it as at his residences for decades? Nobody had accountability, he probably didn't sign it out. Senators do not have any leeway concerning this but yet President Biden has ancient classified documents from 1975 when he first became a senator to 2016 when he left office after president Trump won. Nobody talks about that.
For vice presidents and senators, the law is very specific but I know it won't be applied equally. So Democrats talk about equity and inclusion and diversity but they want their own set of rules that lets them become Hillary Clinton Teflon material.
Every single one of us here who served in the military here on Rally Point having one classified document in our home without it being a Declassified document would serve jail time and lose all benefits! This makes me sick!
For vice presidents and senators, the law is very specific but I know it won't be applied equally. So Democrats talk about equity and inclusion and diversity but they want their own set of rules that lets them become Hillary Clinton Teflon material.
Every single one of us here who served in the military here on Rally Point having one classified document in our home without it being a Declassified document would serve jail time and lose all benefits! This makes me sick!
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I am certain that Republicans will be charged and Democrats will be let free. There are two sets of Justice in the USA.
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