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According to two people, familial short has worked as a Pence staffer in various capacities since the former vice president was a member of Congress.
He was with the former vice president in the Capitol during the brawl on Jan. 6, and he was a constant in Pence’s orbit as Trump and his friends tried to persuade Pence to overturn the election results from his ceremonial seat presiding over the counting of electoral votes.
Given the 45th president’s months-long campaign to block the committee from getting his White House papers from the National Archives, his legal team was in communication with Trump’s counsel.
According to reports, Short testified last week.
Short’s choice to answer committee investigators’ questions rather than fight the subpoena issued to him is the latest indication that some important figures close to former President Donald Trump are quietly complying with the Jan. 6 probe.
The former president has frequently attempted to disparage the committee’s work and has pushed his supporters and associates not to comply.
According to public disclosures and lawsuits filed by witnesses, the select committee has interviewed more than 350 witnesses, received more than 300 substantive tips, and issued more than 50 subpoenas – for phone and email records, Trump administration documents, witness testimony, and bank records.
The panel has also acquired approximately 40,000 pages of material, including text messages, emails, and papers from the Trump administration, from the National Archives in four distinct tranches.
