Mike Pence gets his own special subpoena from special counsel Jack Smith

by Walter Einenkel for Daily Kos

Daily Kos Staff

Thursday, Feb. 09, 2023 Thursday, Feb. 09, 2023 at 4:18:24pm PST

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 30: Andrew Ross Sorkin speaks with former Vice President Mike Pence during the New York Times DealBook Summit in the Appel Room at the Jazz At Lincoln Center on November 30, 2022 in New York City. The New York Times held its first in-person DealBook Summit since the start of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with speakers from the worlds of financial services, technology, consumer goods, private investment, venture capital, banking, media, public relations, policy, government, and academia. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Multiple news outlets are reporting that former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing two Justice Department probes into disgraced former President Donald Trump. ABC News was the first to report the development, citing “multiple sources familiar with the matter.”

Both The New York Times and CNN report that the subpoena is related to Trump’s efforts to overturn the election.

Jack Smith was appointed in November by Attorney General Merrick Garland to oversee the investigations into Trump’s involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection and his mishandling of classified documents since leaving the office.

Big scoop: Mike Pence subpoenaed by special counsel overseeing Trump probes: Sources via @KFaulders & @Santucci https://t.co/5YfL4FiIJZ
— Will Steakin (@wsteaks) February 9, 2023