Pence says he won't testify before the Jan. 6 panel because it would set a 'terrible precedent' for

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Congress to ask a vice president to remark on deliberations held at the White House

Former Vice President Mike Pence during an interview that aired on Sunday stood by his decision not to testify before the House January 6 committee, arguing that speaking before the panel about deliberations that occurred at the White House while he was vice president would set a "terrible precedent."

During an interview on the CBS program "Face the Nation," Pence told host Margaret Brennan that he had concerns about the makeup of the January 6 panel — pointing out that every member had been appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — while also remarking that Congress had "no right" to his testimony.

"I served for 12 years in the Congress. It's inconceivable to me that one party would appoint every member of a committee in Congress that's antithetical to the whole idea of the committee system. That being said, I never stood in the way of senior members of my team cooperating with the committee and testifying," he said, after being asked about the testimonies of former staffers Marc Short and Greg Jacob.

"But Congress has no right to my testimony," Pence continued to say. "We have a separation of powers under the Constitution of the United States. And I believe it would establish a terrible precedent for the Congress to summon a Vice President of the United States to speak about deliberations that took place at the White House."

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Quit making excuses for the dotard you human doormat.

The questions are perhaps unprecedented because never before has a US president tried to use violence to overturn the outcome of an election.

[The Third Doctor]

1. Who the he'll does he think he is

[Tetrachloride]

2. Maybe a bunch of Vice Presidents could appear

Vice President Quayle
Vice President Gore
Vice President Cheney

[Sneederbunk]

3. I think the Insurrection was a terrible precedent for outgoing presidents.

[Turbineguy]

5. Actually this makes sense.

Republicans would take advantage of this to help conduct their BS "investigations".

[Firestorm49]

6. Bull! "No right to my testimony"?? Get real, Mr. Public Servant

The Supreme Court has given up on “ precedent “, what makes him the rule maker. God, I hate Republicans.

[SheltieLover]

7. Lock his ass up!

[Diamond_Dog]

8. Yes it is unprecedented

for a sitting President to call for his VP to be hung…..

[republianmushroom]

9. and NO ONE is above the law. we shall see

[Midnight Writer]

10. Pence means setting a personal precedent for testifying under oath.

He will never willingly be in a position where he will be held accountable for his lies.

[onecaliberal]

11. He's right. I mean how can the gop crime spree continue if they are held accountable

For their actions.

[SoCalDavidS]

12. So Would Hanging Your Ass In Front Of The Capitol, You Piece Of Shit nt

[PatSeg]

13. Almost everything we witnessed for

four very long years was "unprecedented". That is truly a bullshit excuse.

[SWBTATTReg]

14. So in short, pence is supporting what djt did on 1/6. And I thought that he was condemning

(in the meek manner he's doing) djt for trying to interrupt the vote tallies on 1/6 at the Capital.

What a coward.

Hiding behind Mother's skirt. I thought that they (repugs) stood behind the rule of law, what did I miss?

[twodogsbarking]

15. Fear of getting hanged can do strange things to one.

[tanyev]

16. Not nearly as terrible as the precedent that would have been set

had the mob nabbed him and taken him to the gallows they built.

[BlueJac]

17. subpoena the fucking coward!

That man is such a worm, his political days are over!

[Just A Box Of Rain]

18. But he writes a book?

Pence is a self-serving coward.

[brush]

19. He had no problem with his staff testifying about conversations and events...

that happened in his office on or before J6 but but his recollections of the same conversations and events are off limits.

Huh?

Hypocrisy thy name is Pence...who will never ever be president so stop kissing up to trump already. Repubs will go back to his sorry ass before they'll vote your toady behind. They will hang you though if they get a chance.

[LakeArenal]

20. He just doesn't want to tell the truth, the whole truth, SO HELP HIM GOD!

[IcyPeas]

21. he said serving as VP was the greatest honor of his life and thanked tfg and melania for

making america great again. That's all I need to hear to know what a suck up he is. he did nothing to stop trump spreading lies and hate for 4 years. fuck him and whatever fake religion he belongs to.

[Chainfire]

22. Pence thinks a lot more of himself than the rest of the country does.

He had to work hard to become hated by both the right and the left.

[Baitball Blogger]

23. Wimpy mama's boy.

[Bettie]

24. So, they are going to attempt to force Biden to testify

he should just say "NO", because apparently congressional subpoenas are 100% optional these days.

[Grins]

25. Vs. the "precedent" he is setting by NOT appearing?

Only Republicans….

[struggle4progress]

26. "After Donnie worked so hard at inciting a mob to hang me,

I'd just look ungrateful if I did anything to protect our democracy, so I'll rely on my charisma to carry the country forward!"