US Capitol riots: ex-VP Mike Pence would consider testifying to January 6 panel
- Aides to Pence told the panel in June that former President Donald Trump pressured the then-vice president to overturn his 2020 election defeat
- Pence has said Trump was wrong to believe the vice-president had the power to reverse the outcome of the election
Former US Vice-President Mike Pence said on Wednesday he would consider testifying before the House of Representatives committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol if he were to receive an invitation.
Aides to Pence told the panel in June that former President Donald Trump pressured the then-vice president to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
Pence has said he believes Trump was wrong to believe the vice-president had the power to reverse the outcome of the election, whose results were being certified by Pence and lawmakers when the Capitol came under attack.
Trump has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.
One of Pence’s senior aides has testified to the committee, and his top staffer at the time, Marc Short, testified before a federal grand jury investigating the attack. The committee, however, has not publicly extended an invitation to Pence.
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Speaking at an event in New Hampshire on Wednesday, Pence said he would give any invitation to testify “due consideration”.