Happening now another member of former Vice President Pence's inner circle is now

cooperating with the January 6th select committee. The panel digging deeper

into pressure on the BP to overturn the election as we're learning exclusive new details about the Trump team's plans to seize voting machines.

Also tonight, Vladimir Putin breaks his silence on the Ukraine's standoff,

accusing the US of trying to draw Russia into an armed conflict and claiming

NATO has quote screwed us over.

The Pentagon renewing its warning that an invasion could be imminent.

And breaking now, FDA advisors will meet in two weeks to consider a request just submitted by Pfizer seeking

authorization for its COVID vaccine for children under age five.

I'll ask the U.S. Surgeon General if this is a final critical step toward getting the country back to normal.

We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world.

I'm Wolf Blitzer, you're in the situation room. the We begin with the January 6th investigation to focus sharpening on former President Trump's

attempts to pressure his Vice President to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.

Here's CNN's congressional correspondent, Ryan Nobles.

Tonight, the January 6th Select Committee honing in on the inner circle of former Vice President Mike Pence.

Any comment?

A key witness in their investigation spotted meeting with the committee today.

Greg Jacob, a former chief counsel who advised Pence to resist a pressure campaign

from former President Donald Trump and his allies

to stand in the way of certifying the election results.

In an op-ed Jacob wrote, but never published,

he attacked the lawyers peddling the dubious legal theories

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