Democracy Dies in Darkness

What we know about Grassley, Pence and Jan. 6

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Former vice president Mike Pence, center, with Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa), second from left, get caught in a downpour at the Iowa State Fair in 2022. (Scott Morgan for The Washington Post)
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Indicted former Trump attorney John Eastman raised a few eyebrows Wednesday for the answer — or rather non-answer — he gave during his testimony in legal proceedings in California, where he is fighting potential disbarment.

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Aaron Blake is senior political reporter, writing for The Fix. A Minnesota native, he has also written about politics for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Hill newspaper.@aaronblake
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