Trump's bid to block Pence's Jan. 6 testimony denied by appeals court.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied former President Donald Trump's emergency bid to block his former vice president, Mike Pence, from testifying before the grand jury investigating Trump's bid to subvert the 2020 election. The ruling is a victory for special counsel Jack Smith, who subpoenaed Pence in February, prompting separate challenges by both Trump and Pence. While Trump argued that Pence's testimony should be barred or limited by executive privilege, Pence contended that his role presiding over Congress on Jan. 6 entitled him to immunity under the "speech or debate" clause.