Trump’s Lingering Appeal Over Pence’s Jan. 6 Testimony Dismissed

July 7, 2023, 7:03 PM UTC

A federal appeals court tossed out what remained of Donald Trump’s unsuccessful legal fight to stop his former vice president-turned-rival Mike Pence from testifying about efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit issued a sealed order on Friday granting a request by Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office to dismiss the case, rebuffing opposition by Trump’s lawyers.

The parties aren’t named in the public docket, but Bloomberg News previously confirmed information about the litigation.

Pence testified before a grand jury in Washington in late April in the federal probe ...

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