Mike Pence's former staffers are reportedly cooperating with Jan. 6 committee

Mike Pence.
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Several people who worked closely with former Vice President Mike Pence are cooperating with the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, helping the panel piece together what was happening at the White House that day, Axios reports.

Marc Short, Pence's former chief of staff, and Alyssa Farah, Pence's former press secretary, are among those who are speaking with the panel, Axios reports. One person with direct knowledge of the matter said some of the witnesses have testified without a subpoena, and another told Axios that Short would not have cooperated unless Pence gave his approval. Two additional sources said many of the witnesses have only met with the two Republican members of the committee — Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.