The former vice president said he was not convinced that Trump's conduct on January 6, 2021, was criminal.
, said he remains unconvinced that Trump's actions in the days leading up to January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2021 were criminal.again, saying he had received a letter informing him that he is the focus of a Justice Department investigation into alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Such letters often precede criminal charges, and new federal suits would add to the legal maelstrom Trump is facing as he seeks the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence delivers remarks at the Christians United for Israel summit on July 17, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. The former vice president has said he in unsure if Donald Trump's actions before the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol building were criminal.
"I know I did my duty that day, under the Constitution," Pence, who is also campaigning for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, told"I've said many times that the president's words were reckless that day. I had no right to overturn the election. But while his words were reckless, based on what I know, I'm not yet convinced that they were criminal[...] I really do hope it doesn't come to that.
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