a source familiar with the matter tells nbc news smith is overseeing the dual probes involving pence s former boss regarding the classified documents trump took with him to mar-a-lago and the january 6th attack on the capitol. we do not know exactly why he has subpoenaed pence and if it is in reference to one or both of these probes but when a former vice president of the united states is subpoenaed, it is a big deal. according to abc news which was the first to report this news, it follows months of negotiations between federal prosecutors and pence s legal team. not surprising, but spokespeople for both the former vice president and the special counsel have declined to comment. joining me now is my colleague and anchor of the beat, ari melber. peter strzok, former fbi counterintelligence agent, and charles coleman, former prosecutor. ari, i m going to start with you. it is a big deal, but not a specifically big deal because we don t know exactly what these probes are abou
a source familiar with the matter tells nbc news smith is overseeing the dual probes involving pence s former boss regarding the classified documents trump took with him to mar-a-lago and the january 6th attack on the capitol. we do not know exactly why he has subpoenaed pence and if it is in reference to one or both of these probes but when a former vice president of the united states is subpoenaed, it is a big deal. according to abc news which was the first to report this news, it follows months of negotiations between federal prosecutors and pence s legal team. not surprising, but spokespeople for both the former vice president and the special counsel have declined to comment. joining me now is my colleague and anchor of the beat, ari melber. peter strzok, former fbi counterintelligence agent, and charles coleman, former prosecutor. ari, i m going to start with you. it is a big deal, but not a specifically big deal because we don t know exactly what these probes are about. can you