Jan. 6 panel grapples with how to secure testimony from lawmakers, Pence

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is in the middle of a pivotal debate over how aggressively to seek cooperation from key witnesses who are resisting providing testimony to the committee, including several members of Congress and former vice president Mike Pence.

Pence, along with Minority Leader Kevin Mccarthy, R-calif., and Reps. Scott Perry, R-PA., and Jim Jordan, R-ohio, could help the committee complete a comprehensive picture of President Donald Trump’s role in the Capitol insurrection and the extent of his influence on efforts to disrupt the official certification of Joe Biden’s victory.

But all three lawmakers have refused to cooperate, leading the Jan. 6 committee to weigh whether it should issue subpoenas to sitting members of Congress, a step taken only rarely in the past.