Former Vice President Mike Pence was asked Wednesday about an investigation into former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents and accused the Justice Department of enforcing a “two-tiered” justice system.
“I told the Justice Department that I may have sensitive materials at my house, and they were at my house, and the next day, the FBI said they were on my doorstep,” Pence said in a statement Wednesday. came earlier,” he said. CNN host Dana Bash at the CNN Town Hall. “What we learned is that Joe Biden apparently called the Justice Department and after 80 days the Justice Department showed up at his office. We must end this two-tiered structure.” (Related article: ‘National disaster’: Republicans condemn possible ‘outrageous’ indictment of President Trump)
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Pence also raided the former president’s Mar-a-Lago, Fla., mansion on Aug. 8 as part of an investigation into classified documents transferred when Trump left office in January 2021. accused the Justice Department of Republicans criticized the raid. , which he claimed was an “abuse of power” by the Biden administration.
The former vice president has asked the Justice Department not to indict Trump, who was reportedly the subject of a criminal investigation on Wednesday, Fox News reported. report.
President Trump has been accused of falsifying business records related to paying porn star Stormy Daniels $130,000 in 2016 in return for signing a non-disclosure agreement when Trump won the presidency. He turned himself in on April 4 as he faces 34 felony charges. He pleaded not guilty to all charges during his appearance in court.
“I think this kind of action by the Justice Department will only further divide the country and send a horrifying message to the wider world,” Pence said of possible federal prosecution. rice field. “We are symbols of democracy. I hope the Department of Justice will think twice and resolve these issues without prosecution.”
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