Pence testifies before federal grand jury investigating Trump's role in Jan. 6

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14. From what I heard from MSNBC, they were pretty much ready to go

and had been putting ducks in a row for him to testify for some time.

Had to dig but I think I got (most of) the timeline...

September 9 - 12, 2022 - Upwards of 40 subpoenas issued by DOJ for multiple 45 staffers including Stephen Miller, Brian Jack, Dan Scavion, Bernie Kerik, et al. (BEFORE Jack Smith was brought in)

January 26 - Cuccinelli testifies.

February 9 - Pence subpoenaed by DOJ/Smith.

February 14 - Pence announces he will fight the subpoena.

Pence starts making a lot of fuss about "resisting" due to "Executive Privilege" AND "speech and debate" as a member of the Senate in a role as "President of the Senate". Pundits were laughing about him "trying to have it both ways".

February 15 - Mark Meadows is subpoenaed.

February 23 - DOJ/Smith files suit to compel Pence's testimony.

And apparently after that was filed, the negotiations were ongoing and Pence started to equivocate about possibly not being "protected" from all of the subpoenas.

March 24 - The court rejects "Executive Privilege" claims for at least 7 staffers who were subponeaed including Meadows.

March 28 - DOJ eventually gets a ruling where the court ordered Pence to testify.

April 5 - Pence announced that he would NOT appeal. So I think after that April 5 announcement, they started the final scheduling.

April 10 - 45 ignores Pence and appeals that ruling.

April 11 - Miller testifies.

April 26 - 45's last minute challenge (I am guessing the lawyers knew it was going to be scheduled this week) was batted down.

April 27 - With the favorable ruling from the Appeals court, it was go time.