Pence Aides Marc Short and Greg Jacob Testify to DOJ’s Grand Jury

07/26/2022 PMSwithESP News 0

Marc Short, former chief of staff to Mike Pence, along with Pence attorney Greg Jacob testified to a federal grand jury in Washington investigating the attack of the Capitol on January 6.

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 19: Marc Short, Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence, takes a phone call as U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks a meet and greet with NYPD officers and personnel at NYPD headquarters on September 19, 2019 in New York City. During his visit at NYPD headquarters, Pence received a briefing on current terrorism threats, met with senior law enforcement officials and spoke to NYPD officers and personnel during a meet and greet. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Greg Jacob, former counsel to Pence, testifies during the third of eight planned public hearings of the U.S. House Select Committee to investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger

Short and Jacob are the highest ranking former Trump officials known to have been subpoenaed and provide testimony in the widening criminal inquiry into the events leading up to January 6.

Both Short and Jacob have provided testimony to the House select committee in a parallel investigation.

Short and Jacob were present in the Oval Office for a meeting on Jan. 4, 2021, at which Trump had John Eastman try to persuade Pence that he could delay or block congressional certification of Trump’s Electoral College defeat.

Eastman’s plan relied on Pence being willing to accept disputes over the validity of several states’ electors whose votes for Biden had already been certified.

“Stop the Steal” organizer Ali Alexander is the only other pro-Trump figure known to have testified before the federal grand jury.

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