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A spokesman for Mike Pence said the former vice president will not appeal a judge’s order compelling him to testify in the Justice Department’s investigation.

Former Vice President Mike Pence will no longer contest a special counsel subpoena after he won a court case limiting what prosecutors can ask of him in the testimony.

A spokesman for Mike Pence said the former vice president will not appeal a judge's order compelling him to testify in the Justice Department's investigation.

Former Vice President Pence will not appeal a district court ruling and will comply with the grand jury subpoena requesting documents and testimony related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

The decision leaned on the courts decision last month to shield him from answering some questions under the Constitutions speech-and-debate clause

The former vice president said he would obey the ruling that rejected his effort to avoid testifying about former President Donald Trump’s scheme to overturn the 2020 election.

Former Vice President Mike Pence will not appeal a judges ruling requiring him to testify before a grand jury investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, teeing up an important testimony for the special counsel investigation into former President Donald Trumps 2020 election subversion efforts.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will not appeal a judge's ruling that requires him to testify to a grand jury about conversations he had with former President Donald Trump leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, a spokesman for Pence said on Wednesday. | Apr. 05

The former vice president’s account of Trump’s actions leading up to his coup attempt could provide “critical firsthand testimony” in Trump’s prosecution.

The decision clears the way for Pence to appear before a federal grand jury in Washington