Mike Pence Says DOJ Shouldn’t Indict Trump if He Committed a Crime Because America Is ‘the Symbol of Justice’ (Video)
08.06.2023 - 03:59
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pic.twitter.com/8tk5XBZOxeThe topic at hand was the news that earlier this week, Trump’s lawyers met with DOJ officials, including special counsel Jack Smith, as part of the ongoing investigation in the classified documents Trump took from the White House after he left office. As more evidence becomes public, there is the increasing appearance that Trump was aware he was not allowed to take these documents, and recent reports suggest steps might have been taken to mislead and evade officials attempting to recover the documents.
Due to that meeting between Trump’s lawyers and the DoJ, there has of course been speculation that Trump may in fact be facing a federal indictment related to the matter. And on CNN, town hall moderator Dana Bash asked him how he feels about the possibility, leading to this response:“I think it would also send a terrible message to the wider world.
I mean, we’re, we’re the emblem of democracy, we’re the symbol of justice in the world, and the serious matter, which has already happened once in New York, of indicting a former President of the United States,” Pence said, referring to Trump’s felony indictment there, “sends a terrible message to the world. I hope the DoJ thinks better of it and resolves the issues without an indictment.”This provoked a clearly incredulous Bash to note a glaring contradiction by Pence: “Sir, I just want to clarify, what you’re saying is that, if they believe he committed a crime, they should not go forward with an indictment? You just talked before about committing to the rule of law.”“Let me be clear,” Pence replied, “No one is above the law.”“Ok,” Bash said.“But with regard to,” Pence said after a brief pause, “the unique circumstances here.”Pence then took a deep
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