Pence Testifies Before Jan. 6 Grand Jury in Blow to Trump

Former vice president has key information about 2020 aftermath
Testimony came before Trump could seek Supreme Court review

Mike Pence
Photographer: Allison Joyce/AFP/Getty Images

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By Chris Strohm, Zoe Tillman, and Mark Niquette

April 27, 2023 at 9:40 PM UTC

Updated on

April 27, 2023 at 11:21 PM UTC

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Former Vice President Mike Pence testified before a federal grand jury investigating the plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election, giving him the opportunity to deal his former boss Donald Trump a major blow as they head toward a possible face-off in next year’s GOP nominating contest.

Pence became the highest-ranking former government official to testify before a federal grand jury in Washington, potentially providing damaging details about what Trump and his allies did in the days before the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol.