Pence Says He Would Consider Testifying Before Jan. 6 Committee

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 18 August 2022

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Rudy Giuliani, a target in Atlanta’s 2020 election probe, wrapped up six hours of grand jury testimony today. Meanwhile, former Vice President Pence discussed weighing his “unique role,” amongst other "Constitutional" concerns, in considering whether he would testify for the Jan. 6 Committee. Plus, updated Covid boosters targeting the Omicron variants are expected to come in September. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Could Mike Pence be the next star witness before the January 6th House Committee?
0:08.4	The lead starts right now.
0:10.6	Open to an invitation, former Vice President Mike Pence says he would consider testifying
0:15.8	before the January 6th Committee, if asked.
0:18.0	But how serious is he, meanwhile, another Trump world insider Rudy Giuliani is forced
0:23.3	to go to court, what we're learning about what he told a grand jury today in Atlanta,
0:28.3	Georgia.
0:29.8	Liz Cheney's big loss.
0:31.6	The Republican Congresswoman and January 6th Committee Vice Chair voted out in a Republican
0:36.6	primary landslide in Wyoming.
0:38.6	But now the big question, will she challenge Donald Trump for the Republican presidential
0:43.0	nomination in 2024?
0:44.8	And parents, you're feeling the pain on this one.
0:47.7	How much more school supplies costs this year?
0:50.1	CNN is adding up the shopping list.
0:57.3	Welcome to the lead.
0:58.3	We start today with our politics lead, former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani just wrapped up his
1:02.8	testimony after spending roughly six hours under oath in front of a Fulton County Georgia
1:07.8	grand jury.
1:08.8	Giuliani's lawyer warned that his client might not be responsive to the questions he was
1:13.8	asking, saying, quote, if they want to play hardball, we know how to play hardball.
1:18.9	We do know other witnesses who have appeared before the grand jury have been asked about
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