There is considerable precedent for elected executive officials being asked to testify before Congress

Baumgarten, Harry William (2022) There is considerable precedent for elected executive officials being asked to testify before Congress. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (06 Sep 2022). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

In July the former Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence, Marc Short, warned that if the January 6 Committee compelled the former Vice President to testify it would set a “risky precedent”. Harry Baumgarten reminds us that throughout US history current and former members of the executive branch have testified before Congress and argues that such a request of Pence should not lead to threats of a future Republican investigation towards President Biden in reprisal.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2022 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	14 Nov 2022 14:24
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 11:36
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/117109

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