Mr. Short also informed Mr. Pence’s lead Secret Service agent on Jan. 5, 2021, that Mr. Trump was about to turn publicly on Mr. Pence, potentially creating a security risk. On the day of the Capitol attack, some in the mob of Trump supporters attacking the Capitol chanted, “Hang Mike Pence!” Mr. Trump reacted approvingly to the chants, effectively saying that Mr. Pence deserved it, according to testimony collected by the House committee.
Mr. Short’s grand jury appearance marks the first time it has become publicly known that a figure with firsthand knowledge of what took place inside the White House in the tumultuous days leading up to Jan. 6 has cooperated with federal prosecutors.
Until now, the only other pro-Trump figure — aside from the rioters who were on the ground at the Capitol — known to have testified in front of a grand jury investigating the events of Jan. 6 was the prominent “Stop the Steal” organizer Ali Alexander.
Several people connected to a scheme to create false slates of electors claiming Mr. Trump won the 2020 election in swing states that were actually won by Joseph R. Biden Jr. have been issued grand jury subpoenas seeking information about the plan.
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