Well, hello everybody. Welcome to Friday. It's 4 o'clock in New York, like a high-speed collision,

a pair of exceedingly consequential stories breaking this afternoon and intersecting

in real time. At the center of today's convergence and emerging tension, one between former vice

president Mike Pence and the United States Department of Justice, on one hand. This morning,

we learned the FBI searched Pence's home in Indiana, looking for any classified documents that

might still be on the premises. We understand an additional classified document was discovered

and removed, and that this was a so-called consent search, which means it's one that was agreed to by

both sides without the need for a search warrant issued in advance. But Donald Trump's vice president

was not exactly eager to welcome the investigators. The New York Times has reported this. Negotiations

on such a search were the source of, quote, rising tension between the two sides. Of course,

the historic nature of an FBI search of a former vice president's home should not be diminished.

But as we said, all that is a backdrop, half of the complete picture coming into focus this afternoon.

Because on the other hand, as we sit here, Pence is now the subject of a subpoena from the Justice

Department relating to Donald Trump's efforts to hold on to power in the aftermath of the 2020

election. Remember, Mike Pence never spoke to the January 6th committee. The time and again,

the New York Times has reported that Pence views the Justice Department's investigation

as fundamentally different from the now complete House inquiry. But thanks to the 1-6th committee

and their exhaustive interviews with witnesses, we have a pretty decent idea of what Pence might say.

For instance, on the topic, the vice president's power. Listen to what his White House lawyer Greg Jacob

told the committee. What was Vice President Pence's reaction when you showed him the email

where Dr. Eastman, after the attack on the Capitol, still asked that the vice president delay

certification and send it back to the States. He said, that's rubber room stuff.

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