A federal judge unsealed a potentially landmark ruling that compelled former vice president Mike Pence to testify earlier this year before a grand jury investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack and efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Boasberg’s ruling and reasoning had remained secret until now because grand jury rules generally bar anyone other than witnesses from discussing them. News organizations asked the judge to unseal them, and on Friday he granted their request. Boasberg said repeated discussions and revelations by Pence and his lawyers removed the need for secrecy., issued in March, reveals that the court allowed Pence the privilege to avoid testifying only in response to very specific questions.
But in a key finding, Boasberg said the protection is limited to lawmaker’s official duties, or actions taken in preparation for them, and does not extend to “communications urging a lawmaker to act unlawfully.” Pence sought to carve out a wider range of conversations, including any meant to “educate a legislator on a matter before him,” even incidentally.
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