Former Vice President Mike Pence said he is not convinced that former President Donald Trump should be criminally indicted over his actions on Jan. 6, 2021.
Pence said in an interview with Dana Bash on CNN's State of the Unio" on Sunday that Trump's future should be decided at the ballot box, given that the Department of Justice has"lost the confidence" of the American people. Pence's comments come after reports that special counsel Jack Smith may soon bring a second federal indictment to Trump's doorstep.
"Let me be very clear: Donald Trump was wrong that day, and he's still wrong asserting that I had the right to overturn the election," Pence said."But what his intentions were — and as you know, criminal charges have everything to do with intent, what the president's state of mind was. I don't honestly know what his intention was that day, as he spoke to the crowd, as he tweeted during the riot itself.
The former vice president added that, if elected president, he would clear out senior officials and appoint a new Attorney General to reinstate the people's trust in the DOJ.
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