Some of Donald Trump's 2024 Republican rivals for president have begun acknowledging that the Justice Department charges against him are 'serious,' and that his alleged lax handling of classified information represented a safety risk for U.S. troops.
“Having read the indictment, these are very serious allegations," Pence said in the interview."And I can’t defend what is alleged. But the president is entitled to his day in court, he’s entitled to bring a defense, and I want to reserve judgment until he has the opportunity to respond.”
Pence also specified why he thought the 37 criminal counts outlined in the indictment should not be dismissed by Republican critics of the Justice Department. “Even the inadvertent release of that kind of information could compromise our national security and the safety of our armed forces,” Pence said. “And, frankly, having two members of our immediate family serving in the armed forces of the United States, I will never diminish the importance of protecting our nation’s secrets.”That rationale echoed the recent response of another Republican looking to become president: former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
"If this indictment is true, if what it says is actually the case, President Trump was incredibly reckless with our national security," Haley, a former U.N. ambassador, said duringWhile taking pains at a Monday campaign rally to portray Biden's Justice Department as"targeting and hunting Republicans," Sen.
“Everybody, whether you like Donald Trump or you don’t like Donald Trump, this conduct is inexcusable, in my opinion, for somebody who wants to be president of the United States,” Christie said Monday during a CNN town hall event, adding, “He’s saying I’m more important than the country. And he is now going to put this country through this when we didn’t have to go through it.”While Florida Gov.
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Pence and other GOP hopefuls begin criticizing Trump over 'very serious allegations'Some of Donald Trump's 2024 Republican rivals for president have begun acknowledging that the Justice Department charges against him are 'serious,' and that his alleged lax handling of classified information represented a safety risk for U.S. troops.
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Mike Pence ‘can’t defend’ fed charges against Trump — but thinks case is politically charged“Having read the indictment, these are very serious allegations. And I can’t defend what is alleged. But the President is entitled to his day in court … ” Pence said.
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Mike Pence Makes Apparent U-Turn on Trump IndictmentMike Pence made an apparent U-turn in his thoughts on Donald Trump’s indictment—saying Tuesday that he “can’t defend” the mishandling of classified documents Trump is accused of.
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