BREAKING: Judge rejects former Pres. Trump's assertion of executive privilege to prevent former Vice Pres. Pence from testifying before a grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election, sources tell ABC News.
Mike Pence is seen at Fox News Channel Studios, Feb. 22, 2023 in New York City.The top federal judge for the D.C. district court has issued a swift rejection of former President Donald Trump's assertion of executive privilege to prevent formerfrom testifying before a grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
MORE: Pence indicates he won't challenge all aspects of special counsel's subpoena, as more details emerge Boasberg's rulings came just four days after his and Pence's lawyers appeared at the district court to argue their challenge to theIt was not immediately clear whether Trump or Pence's legal teams are planning to appeal the rulings.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images, FILE
Boasberg's orders followed upon another recent ruling by his predecessor in the role as D.C.'s chief judge, Judge Beryl Howell, who similarly rejected Trump's claims of executive privilege over the testimony of multiple other top aides, including his former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.
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