Mike Pence must testify about conversations he had with Donald Trump leading up to January 6, judge rules

But the judge said -- in a ruling that remains under seal -- that Pence can still decline to answer questions related to his actions on January 6 itself, when he was serving as president of the Senate for the certification of the 2020 presidential election, according to one of the sources.

Pence still has the ability to appeal. Trump has repeatedly lost executive privilege assertions he's tried to make in the special counsel's investigation.

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