Pence said he would "consider" attending the Jan. 6 committee meeting if asked.

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday he would "consider" attending a House Select Committee to investigate the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. rice field.

"If you have an invitation to attend, I will consider it," Mr Pence said at his political & Eggs event held at his college in St. Anselm, Manchester, New Hampshire.

However, the former vice president said that if invited to testify before House investigators, he would have to "think about the unique role I held as vice president."

"It is unprecedented in history for a Vice President to be summoned to testify before the Capitol, but as I said, I don't want to. "If I receive a formal invitation, I will give it due consideration, but my first duty is to continue to honor my oaths and to maintain the constitutional framework of government."

The task force investigating the January 6 assault has heard from a number of aides close to Pence, including Pence's former chief of staff Mark Short and chief attorney Greg Jacob. At his third hearing this summer, Donald Trump over the campaign that pressured Pence to unilaterally refuse to vote in the electoral colleges of major states that his former President Trump lost.

However, the members of the Commission did not ask Pence himself to appear. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, an Illinois Republican on the committeeMay, in "Face the Nation," Mr. Pence will testify voluntarily before the committee. He said he "hopes" to do so. And in July,lawmakers said they were still debating whether to seek his testimony.

Pence meanwhile Wednesday, January 6 He said the day was "a tragic day in the history of our country" and that he was "angry" to see the Capitol building "ransacked". He criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for rejecting some of the Republican lawmakers proposed by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to join the selection committee, a "missed opportunity" for the American people.

The committee, after losing to President Biden in the 2020 presidential election, decided to plan a multi-pronged effort to prevent Mr. Trump from transferring power. During the period, we held a series of eight public hearings.

The Commission plans to issue an initial report of its findings in the fall and hold additional hearings as members continue to conduct closed-door interviews.