Federal investigators arrive at Mike Pence’s Indiana home – live

Federal investigators have arrived at the Indiana home of Pence, blocking off his driveway.

It is unclear what this is related to, but an FBI search of his home was expected in relation to other classified documents.

More on this as the situation develops.

Meanwhile, a number of investigations related to Trump are underway.

Trump faces probes into his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and classified documents found at his Mar-a-Lago residence.

Trump also could soon face criminal charges in Georgia related to interfering with the 2020 election, with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis saying on Monday that her decision is “imminent” on whether to indict Trump, reported Bloomberg.

Here’s more on Willis’ decision to pursue criminal charges and its potential impact from Bloomberg.

.css-cumn2r{height:1em;width:1.5em;margin-right:3px;vertical-align:baseline;fill:#C70000;}That decision will have a ripple effect on the Justice Department’s special counsel probe and other investigations circling Trump.

If Willis goes first, that case would road-test possible testimony, helping to determine what evidence holds up in court and providing a blueprint for prosecutions involving other battleground states where Trump and his supporters tried to undermine President Joe Biden’s win.

Legal experts say nothing stops a US special counsel overseeing the federal Trump probe from pursuing similar charges at the federal level, regardless of what Willis ultimately does.

Read the full article here (paywall).

Pence faces limited options on how to respond to a subpoena issued in relation to January 6 but may evoke executive privilege, experts say.

CNN reported that Pence’s team may choose to argue that at least some of the sought testimony is covered by executive privilege:

.css-cumn2r{height:1em;width:1.5em;margin-right:3px;vertical-align:baseline;fill:#C70000;}Pence’s attorney Emmet Flood is known as a hawk on executive privilege, and people familiar with the discussions have said Pence was expected to claim at least some limits on providing details of his direct conversations with Trump. Depending on his responses, prosecutors have the option to ask a judge to compel him to answer additional questions and override Trump’s executive privilege claims.

But others have pointed out that Pence has already divulged privileged information in his book, “So Help Me God”.

From the Guardian’s Hugo Lowell:

Read the full article here.

Mike Pence is weighting a response to a subpoena he received related to January 6, ABC News first reported.

Jack Smith was appointed in 2020 to lead the January 6 investigation. Smith is also leading a separate inquiry into classified documents that were found at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence.

The issued subpoena related to January 6 is viewed by many as an escalation in the investigation on Trump and his allies’ efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

The subpoena was reported by at least two people on the matter, both who spoke on the condition of anonymity as they are not authorized to discuss investigation proceedings publicly.

It is unclear if Pence will attempt to resist the subpoena or invoke executive privilege, which could trigger a lengthy legal battle, reported ABC.

The subpoena came after months of negotiation between Pence’s team and the Department of Justice, suggesting to many that negotiations had reached a breaking point.

Good morning!

Former vice-president Mike Pence is weighting his response to a subpoena he received related to an investigation into the January 6 insurrection and Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Jack Smith, the special counsel in charge of the January 6 investigation, is also leading a separate inquiry into classified documents that were found at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence.

But an unnamed person reports that Pence’s subpoena is related to 6 January and follows months of discussion between Pence and the Department of Justice, ABC first reported.

The individual spoke on the condition of anonymity as they are not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

Here’s what else is happening today:

• Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will host US governors at the White House this morning. The governors are joining for the annual National Governors Association meeting, where the president will revisit economic initiatives from Thursday’s State of the Union address.

• The White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, is due to brief at 1.30pm eastern time.

• Biden will meet with Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, at 3.30 pm. The meeting comes as Brazil attempts to revive US-Brazil relations after the presidency of rightwinger Jair Bolsonaro.