司法部已经联系了前副总统迈克·彭斯，试图就DOJ正在进行的对前总统的调查询问彭斯唐纳德·特朗普知情人士向美国广播公司新闻证实，1月6日的骚乱以及特朗普及其盟友推翻2020年大选的努力。
据消息人士称，这位前副总统正在考虑这一请求。
美国广播公司新闻部联系司法部时，司法部拒绝置评。彭斯的发言人没有回应置评请求。
彭斯最近打破了他对特朗普和1月6日事件的沉默专访与美国广播公司新闻的大卫穆尔，将是一个关键的证人，检察官。
Former Vice President Mike Pence gestures as he speaks during a Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas on Nov. 18, 2022.
韦德·范德沃特/法新社
正如彭斯告诉穆尔的那样，在1月6日之前的几天里，特朗普和他的盟友多次呼吁他阻止对乔·拜登胜利的认证。
“我的意思是，总统的话是鲁莽的。很明显，他决定成为问题的一部分，”彭斯在谈到特朗普1月6日早上对支持者的讲话时告诉穆尔对国会大厦的袭击.
DOJ新闻是首次报道被纽约时报报道。
Justice Department asks Mike Pence to sit for questioning in Jan. 6 probe
Former Vice President Mike Pence has been contacted by the Justice Department, which is seeking to question Pence in connection with DOJ's ongoing probe into former PresidentDonald Trump, the Jan. 6 riot and the efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election, sources familiar with the matter confirm to ABC News.
The former vice president is said to be considering the request, per sources.
The Department of Justice declined to comment when contacted by ABC News. A spokesperson for Pence did not respond to a request for comment.
Pence, who recently broke his silence on Trump and the events of Jan. 6 in anexclusive interviewwith ABC News' David Muir, would be a critical witness for prosecutors.
As Pence told Muir, he was called on by Trump and his allies multiple times in the days leading up to Jan. 6 to stop the certification of Joe Biden's victory.
"I mean, the president's words were reckless. It was clear he decided to be part of the problem," Pence told Muir regarding Trump's speech to supporters on the morning of Jan. 6 prior to theattack on the Capitol.
The DOJ news wasfirst reportedby The New York Times.
