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DERRY, N.H. – Former Vice President Mike Pence walked a fine line in discussing the unprecedented indictment of his one-time boss — former President Donald Trump.
Pence called the news of the indictment “not just a sad day, but a troubling day for millions of Americans,” repeating in a Fox News Digital interview what he had said a during a nationally syndicated radio appearance, a campaign rally, and during a scrum with reporters.
“I think it’s important that people remember that no one is above the law” he said.
But he immediately added that “no one is beneath the law either. Every American entitled to be innocent until proven guilty and the former president is entitled to a presumption of innocence. And any decision about the campaign or his way ahead should be built on a presumption of innocence.”
And during his campaign speech he had emphasized that the “handling of classified materials of the United States is a serious matter.”
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Former Vice President Mike Pence holds a GOP presidential campaign event in Derry, New Hampshire, on June 9, 2023 (AP )
Pence’s comments came a couple of hours after he made similar points during a national radio interview with conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt. Pence repeated his stance Friday afternoon as he took questions from reporters during a retail campaign stop at Mary Ann’s Diner in downtown Derry, New Hampshire.
“This is a sad day for America,” Pence said minutes later during a one-on-one interview with Fox News Digital. “The very notion that a former President of the United States would face indictment from a government of the man against whom he ran, and seeking to run again, is deeply troubling to me and to millions of Americans. I had hoped that the Department of Justice would see their way clear to resolve this issue without bringing an indictment.”
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