Pence receives subpoena from prosecutors examining Trump’s role in Jan. 6
Pence receives subpoena from prosecutors examining Trump’s role in Jan. 6 WASHINGTON - Former vice president Mike Pence received a subpoena from the special counsel investigating key aspects of the sprawling probe into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and former president Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the election, according to a person familiar with the matter. Jack Smith - the special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to lead the day-to-day operations of the investigation - is also heading a separate criminal probe into Trump’s possible mishandling of classified documents at his Florida home. The Pence subpoena is related to Jan. 6, according to the person familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly. The subpoena comes after months of negotiations between the Justice Department and Pence.