The special counsel overseeing the Trump investigation subpoenaed former Vice President Mike Pence.
It’s unclear what information special counsel Jack Smith is seeking from Mike Pence.
ABC News reported:
Former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel overseeing the investigation into former President Donald Trump, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
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It was not immediately clear what information Special Counsel Jack Smith’s subpoena sought, but it follows months of negotiations between federal prosecutors and Pence’s legal team.
Jack Smith, who has just returned to the United States from Europe after recovering from a biking accident, is moving full steam ahead with his investigation into whether Trump committed a crime.
The special counsel is investigating whether Trump broke the law when he took White House records to Mar-a-Lago, and another part of the investigation is believed to be related to Jan. 6.
However, Jack Smith has now expanded his investigation and is looking into Trump’s efforts to combat 2020 election fraud in key swing states.
It was reported in December that Jack Smith had subpoenaed officials in Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin for communications with Trump in an effort to run for office in 2020.
Jack Smith issued subpoenas to the Michigan and Arizona secretaries of state as he expanded his fishing operations.
Soros-backed Jocelyn Benson and Katie Hobbs were subpoenaed as part of an investigation into Trump’s efforts to get Jack Smith to run in the 2020 election.