WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Mike Pence and former national security adviser Robert O’Brien have been subpoenaed in the special counsel investigations of Donald Trump and his allies.
Pence’s subpoena came after months of negotiations between his legal team and federal prosecutors working with Special Counsel Jack Smith, according to ABC News.
A spokesman for Pence declined to comment on Thursday evening.
Smith is investigating efforts by Trump and others to overturn the 2020 presidential election as well as the discovery of classified documents that were found at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
O’Brien received two subpoenas asking for testimony and documents relating to the two separate inquiries of the former president, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named to discuss non-public information.
After the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 by Trump supporters, O’Brien had considered resigning from the administration but stayed on instead. His agency may also have been involved with the handling of classified documents at the White House.
CNN reported earlier on O’Brien being subpoenaed.
A lawyer for O’Brien did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
