president again? i will always be proud of the record of the trump-pence administration. and for four and a half years, president trump was not only my president, but he was my friend. but, obviously, it didn t end well. parted amicably, i i believe as we look to the future that we ll have better choices. and i m very confident republican primary voters will choose wisely in the days ahead about who should be our standard bearer. reporter: in that interview, pence also said he will not testify before the january 6 committee, even though he has allowed many of his top aides to do so. pence told margaret to testify about deliberations with trump would establish a terrible precedent. in simple terms, this means he will not testify against a former president who, norah, may become a future political rival. n> o donnell: that s some big news. major garrett, thank you sour much. the senate voted today to advance a marriage equality bill that protects same-sex and