Former Vice President Mike Pence subpoenaed by Trump special counsel in criminal probe
Donald Trump pressured his vice president, Mike Pence, to refuse to certify state election results that gave President Joe Biden his margin of victory in 2020.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence has been issued a subpoena by the special counseloverseeing criminal investigations of ex-President Donald Trump, one of which is focused on Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, NBC News confirmed Thursday evening.
Pence, who served under Trump, was pressured by him to refuse to accept the certifications of the Electoral College slates of several states that gave President Joe Biden his margin of victory in the 2020 race.
Pence did not agree with Trump's request when he presided over a joint session of Congress that confirmed Biden's victory.
That joint session on Jan. 6, 2021, was interrupted for hours by a mob of Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, sending Pence and members of Congress fleeing to hide from the invaders. Trump refused for hours to act on requests that he publicly call on his supporters to leave the Capitol.