Washington, Apr 26 (EFE).- A US court decided this Wednesday that former President Donald Trump (2017-2021) cannot prevent his former vice president, Mike Pence, from testifying before the grand jury investigating the role of the former president during the assault on the Capitol of 2021.
The decision comes after Trump tried to prevent Pence’s statement by claiming that the events of that day are covered by “executive privilege,” the right of presidents to maintain confidential communications.
At first, it was Pence himself who appealed the decision of the grand jury investigating the assault on the Capitol to summon him to testify, but he agreed once a Washington judge ruled that Trump’s possible illegal acts on January 6, 2021 are not protected by legislators’ right to confidentiality.
According to The Washington Post, the former vice president may offer information related to the conversations he had with the former president and his advisers on the day of the attack, and about the suggestion by Trump lawyer John Eastman that Pence could have prevented the confirmation of victory. Joe Biden election.
The grand jury investigation into the attack on the Capitol is just one of the legal messes in which the former conservative president is involved, who last March was indicted by another grand jury, in New York, for the case of payments to the porn actress Stormy Daniels.
In addition, the Fulton County prosecutor’s office in Georgia is investigating whether Trump tried to invalidate the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state, while another grand jury, this one in the US capital, Washington, reviews the case of the documents. classifieds found at his Florida residence.
Trump already announced in November his intention to compete for the Republican nomination for the 2024 elections, while Mike Pence is expected to do the same soon.
