Testimonies of alleged attempts to disobey the Trump presidential election
Will it affect the Republican presidential nomination?
Former Vice President Mike Pence (pictured) announced on the 5th that he would not appeal a court order to testify in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 investigation into the congressional raid by strong supporters of former President Donald Trump. It’s been a day since former President Trump, who was accused of ‘silencing sexual scandal’, went through the court prosecution procedure. He, who served as vice president during the days of former President Trump, said he would stand on the witness stand regarding the suspicion of former President Trump’s attempt to disobey the last presidential election.
Devin O’Malley, a spokesman for former Vice President Pence, said in a statement that he would comply with a federal subpoena to testify before a grand jury. During the 1/6 invasion of Congress, former Vice President Pence presided over the process of confirming the election of President Joe Biden in Congress as the Senate speaker. Former President Trump is suspected of urging him to reject congressional confirmation. The Washington Post (WP) reported that former Vice President Pence’s testimony is highly likely to be held privately this month.
It is expected that the direction of the Republican presidential nomination will change depending on the testimony of former Vice President Pence, who is weighing his run for the presidential election next year. The New York Times (NYT) said, “It could be a turning point in the behind-the-scenes fight that former President Trump’s side has been fighting to prevent the disclosure of details of the plan to disobey the presidential election.” The Associated Press also predicted that “the rift between the two could be further revealed.”
Partisanship within the Republican Party is also in full swing. Representative Thomas Massey, who succeeded in re-election with the support of former President Trump in the midterm elections in November last year, declared his support for Florida Governor Ron Disantis, saying, “Let’s choose a proven and powerful leader.” Politico, a US political media outlet, predicted that “more and more people in the Republican Party will choose anti-Trump.”
Source: Donga
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