Mike Pence’s former chief of staff, who was with the vice president after he was rushed from the Senate chamber, is cooperating with the January 6 committee, a significant development that will give investigators insight from a high-ranking Trump official
CNN is also reporting for the first time that the committee subpoenaed Short a few weeks ago.Short remains one of Pence's closest advisers and is a firsthand witness to many critical events the committee is examining, including what happened to Pence at the Capitol on January 6 and how former President Donald Trump pressured the former vice president not to certify the presidential election that day. Short's assistance signals a greater openness among Pence's inner circle.
Short was with Pence for most of January 6, including after the vice president was rushed out of the Senate chamber and moved to a safe location beneath the Capitol. Rioters had broken in to stop the certification of the presidential election, and some were chanting"hang Mike Pence."Short was also in the Oval Office on January 4, when Trump and conservative attorney John Eastman tried to convince Pence to delay the counting of the Electoral College votes.
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