# DOJ/Jack Smith Investigation into Trump and Election Interference, January 6th Insurrection (Re-Indicted August 27, 2024) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [November 23, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455 "2022-11-23T20:14:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 48
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455/48 "2023-03-29T05:42:28Z")
> [@7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4076): > > As I understand it, Pence can’t raise executive privilege for his discussions with the President, because executive privilege is controlled by the current President, not a former President or a former V-P. So what he and the Donald chatted about just before the Donald tried to get the mob to hang him isn’t privileged. He successfully relied on the “speech and debate” clause, because when he went into the chamber to count the electoral votes, he was exercising a legislative function, which is a… I’m responding here in the thread dedicated to the progress of this investigation. Here’s a gift link from the NY Times on the ruling, which remains under seal: > **[Pence Must Testify to Jan. 6 Grand Jury, Judge Rules](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/28/us/politics/pence-testify-jan-6-grand-jury.html?unlocked_article_code=4YRismd18gVtc0SNJc8nVOWmaGECcKm4QJ0hi33tr52Bh_MUi11F2-azw0xD3tfX_BjSJm03-KlwV2K6EwBaVL7f5cFonjwG3KEwgZOOmPom1SHrVtvMt9Dz0cZd2skj6B5hgH9GuLIpgDTuFugCS2qIt1Kv_eIzUbTE8eDJr4rpjxQaAuBgcorjDdy9RstCg6U_WbK-VuPQf-rQVC59VJDdQdF-j4QfHJRnNbDEkiGOmEyAI-UOlC_xlyLG2nRXMRNrlPxe-O_AITOwyw9-KnEfPT4CgGUmROGmVrU8IuigJogOV7UaoEvgTZenJzyFF8ZzJQow2FoVBgLeULep7ZqtwOLNRU0sbZ-P_jM&smid=url-share)** > > The ruling in Washington was the latest setback to efforts by former President Donald J. Trump’s legal team to limit testimony to grand juries investigating him on various matters. I am fast liking Chief Judge James Boasberg, who replaced Beryl Howell as Chief Judge on Monday. The same day he issued these rulings. Looks like he plans to keep up the pace on the rulings. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-jack-smith-investigation-into-trump-and-election-interference-january-6th-insurrection-re-indicted-august-27-2024/975455)._