Pence testifies to federal grand jury investigating Trump and January 6

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🗓️ 28 April 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Sources tell CNN that former Vice President Mike Pence testified in front of a federal grand jury that’s investigating then-President Trump’s actions in the aftermath of the 2020 election. Pence spoke with investigators for more than five hours, according to a source familiar with the matter. Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe tells AC360 why he thinks Trump should be “very, very nervous” about Pence’s testimony.

Plus, E. Jean Carroll was back on the stand in her civil battery and defamation lawsuit against Trump. Carroll alleges the former President raped her in the spring of 1996 and then defamed her for years. Trump has denied the accusations. CNN Correspondent Kara Scannell gives AC360 an update on the cross-examination.

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0:00.0	One for the history books tonight.
0:03.3	Former Vice President Mike Pence testified today before the federal grand jury investigating
0:08.0	the former president's actions surrounding the January 6th riot and attempts to overturn
0:13.0	the 2020 election.
0:14.5	I'm John Berman, Infra Anderson.
0:16.8	Just pause and listen to that again.
0:18.6	A former Vice President just testified in an investigation about whether a president,
0:23.1	his running mate, illegally tried to overturn an election.
0:27.7	So much has happened the last few years.
0:29.2	It's easy to get numb to the mind bending historical explosions taking place.
0:34.2	It's the first time in modern history a Vice President has been compelled to testify
0:37.8	about the president he served beside.
0:39.6	And add to that, he might run against Trump in 2024.
0:43.0	It's also the first time that this Vice President has testified under oath about the day
0:47.9	where rioters were seen yelling hang Mike Pence at the Capitol, as well as perhaps personal
0:53.4	interactions with Trump and the events leading up to that day.
0:56.6	He previously declined to testify before the House select committee that investigated
1:00.1	the riots.
1:01.1	A source says Pence testified for more than five hours, putting the investigation one
1:06.3	step closer to a big decision for special counsel Jack Smith, whether to charge the former
1:10.8	president or others around him.
1:13.5	Sarah Murray joins us now with the latest Sarah.
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