January 6 committee considering asking Mike Pence to voluntarily appear before panel
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The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol is considering formally asking former Vice President Mike Pence to voluntarily appear before the panel, with the possibility that request could come by the end of the month.
Rep. Bennie Thompson, the committee's chairman, told NPR that the committee will meet next week to discuss offering Pence a formal invitation to voluntarily appear. "I think you could expect that before the month's out," the Mississippi Democrat said of the invitation to Pence.
Pence certified the 2020 presidential election despite an extensive pressure campaign led by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to halt the process.
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