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On the recordNovember 22, 2022
The January 6 Committee, Congress has no right to my testimony because under the Constitution of the United States, as Vice President, we had two co-equal branches of government. The Congress doesn't report to the White House, the White House doesn't report to the Congress and I truly do believe in defense of the separation of powers and to avoid what would be a terrible precedent.
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Mike Pence
Republican · Indiana

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Mike Pence asserts that he is not obligated to testify before the January 6 Committee, citing the separation of powers.

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