The judge granted Pence a partial victory on his argument that he was shielded from having to testify around Jan. 6.

WASHINGTON – A federal judge ordered former Vice President Mike Pence to comply with a grand jury subpoena over former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, according to a source familiar with the ruling.

However, the judge handed Pence a partial victory on his argument that he was shielded from having to testify around Jan. 6 because of his constitutional role as part of the legislative branch.

Pence’s legal team had argued that the Constitution’s “speech and debate” clause should prevent prosecutors under special prosecutor Jack Smith from eliciting any testimony about communications or activities related to Pence’s role as Senate president in presiding over the certification of election results.

The ruling by Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, said Pence has some limited speech and debate protections.

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