news that we have heard about marc short, that he s testified in the doj s probe. what does that signal to you about where the investigation stands? well, i mean, i look at it and it says obviously there is some interest. there was a lot of frustration, just kind of personally, for the last, i guess, year and a half, like what s doj doing? i think our investigation, though it is not a criminal investigation, certainly has brought some things to light that doj is watching, and it seems like between that and some of the search warrants that have been served and some of the other things we have seen that they are moving forward. look, i think it is important for the department of justice to get a handle on what the criminality of what happened is, and if there are crimes to prosecute them because we cannot live in a country where we send a message that a president is above the law as long as he fails at a coup attempt, but by the way, if he ever succeeds at a coup attempt, the
conservatives must focus on the future, closed quote, a not so veiled shot at his former boss, the former president s false claims about the 2020 election. remarkable to have a vice president who served under that president to then challenge him. a spokesman for the former president tells cnn he will use his speech today to focus on law and order. this as the justice department s inquiry into the capitol attack widens. pence s former chief of staff marc short confirmed to cnn he testified before a doj grand jury investigating the january 6th insurrection, making him the highest profile witness known to have testified so far in the criminal investigation. have a listen. our secret service did a phenomenal job that day. and their job was made more complicated candidly by the fact that the capitol had been breached and they wanted to evacuate the vice president, but it has been covered the vice president didn t want the image of a 15-car motorcade fleeing the hallmark of d
cream sodas. i would buy you a lifetime supply of tums. that s what i would do. what would i do with that money? i would just feel comfortable that i had security. that s so nice. a smile on top of her millions. harry, thank you very much. cnn s coverage continues right now. good wednesday morning to you. i m jim sciutto. i m poppy harlow. glad you re with us. from running mates to potential 2024 rivals, former president trump and former vice president pence both in washington today, expected to deliver highly anticipated speeches with duelling messages on the future of the republican party, while getting ready for their own potential runs for the white house. at any moment, the former vice president will speak at a national conservative student conference. in an earlier speech that was postponed due to weather, he was expected to argue, quote,