Mike Pence Running for President = the man who knew about Jan 6 Insurrection yet did not call in in the FBI and other law enforcement to squash it

[merrill]

Opinion | Mike Pence is painting himself into a corner

The former vice president's campaign highlights Jan. 6 as a line between himself and Trump, even as he hedges on other indictments.

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Opinion | Mike Pence is painting himself into a corner

The former vice president's campaign highlights Jan. 6 as a line between himself and Trump, even as he hedges on other indictments.

www.msnbc.com

 

[merrill]

Pence stands up for the party of insurrection and other crimes which in my mind makes him equally responsible ......

It’s not just a stark contrast with Trump but with many other would-be nominees. Most have either avoided calling out Trump directly for his attack on democracy or tried to hedge on whether the former president was to blame for the violence carried out in his name.

And in a CNN town hall on Wednesday evening, Pence told moderator Dana Bash that — unlike Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — he wouldn’t consider pardoning people convicted of crimes related to Jan. 6.

But does that include Trump himself? Well, on that front Pence wouldn’t say. And therein lies the problem that he’s going to face over the next few months. So far, Pence has tried to have it both ways when it comes to the other investigations into Trump.

When Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged Trump for paying hush money ahead of the 2016 election, Pence stuck with the party line, calling the prosecution “politically charged.”

Likewise, Pence told Bash on Wednesday that he didn’t think the Justice Department should charge Trump in its investigation into whether the former president illegally held onto classified documents after leaving office.

Pence didn’t base this conclusion in evidence, but in politics. “I think it would be terribly divisive to the country, at a time when the American people are hurting,” Pence said. “I hope the DOJ thinks better of it and resolves these issues without an indictment.”

When Bash pressed him on his previous statements about the importance of the rule of law, Pence at first hedged. “Let me be clear that no one’s above the law,” he said before eventually changing the subject to “need for us to have new leadership in the White House and in our party.”

Opinion | Mike Pence is painting himself into a corner

The former vice president's campaign highlights Jan. 6 as a line between himself and Trump, even as he hedges on other indictments.

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[merrill]

These people committed crimes yet claim politically charged yet were ones committing the crimes which is their own damn fault.

 

[jbrownson0831]

Pence stands up for the party of insurrection and other crimes which in my mind makes him equally responsible ......

It’s not just a stark contrast with Trump but with many other would-be nominees. Most have either avoided calling out Trump directly for his attack on democracy or tried to hedge on whether the former president was to blame for the violence carried out in his name.

And in a CNN town hall on Wednesday evening, Pence told moderator Dana Bash that — unlike Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — he wouldn’t consider pardoning people convicted of crimes related to Jan. 6.

But does that include Trump himself? Well, on that front Pence wouldn’t say. And therein lies the problem that he’s going to face over the next few months. So far, Pence has tried to have it both ways when it comes to the other investigations into Trump.

When Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged Trump for paying hush money ahead of the 2016 election, Pence stuck with the party line, calling the prosecution “politically charged.”

Likewise, Pence told Bash on Wednesday that he didn’t think the Justice Department should charge Trump in its investigation into whether the former president illegally held onto classified documents after leaving office.

Pence didn’t base this conclusion in evidence, but in politics. “I think it would be terribly divisive to the country, at a time when the American people are hurting,” Pence said. “I hope the DOJ thinks better of it and resolves these issues without an indictment.”

When Bash pressed him on his previous statements about the importance of the rule of law, Pence at first hedged. “Let me be clear that no one’s above the law,” he said before eventually changing the subject to “need for us to have new leadership in the White House and in our party.”

Opinion | Mike Pence is painting himself into a corner

The former vice president's campaign highlights Jan. 6 as a line between himself and Trump, even as he hedges on other indictments.

www.msnbc.com

More from MSNBC Daily​

When did Pence become an America hating Dimmer there wackobrains??

 

[Oddball]

The FBI didn't need Pence....They already knew what they had set up.

 

[two_iron]

Pence stands up for the party of insurrection and other crimes which in my mind makes him equally responsible ......

It’s not just a stark contrast with Trump but with many other would-be nominees. Most have either avoided calling out Trump directly for his attack on democracy or tried to hedge on whether the former president was to blame for the violence carried out in his name.

And in a CNN town hall on Wednesday evening, Pence told moderator Dana Bash that — unlike Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — he wouldn’t consider pardoning people convicted of crimes related to Jan. 6.

But does that include Trump himself? Well, on that front Pence wouldn’t say. And therein lies the problem that he’s going to face over the next few months. So far, Pence has tried to have it both ways when it comes to the other investigations into Trump.

When Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged Trump for paying hush money ahead of the 2016 election, Pence stuck with the party line, calling the prosecution “politically charged.”

Likewise, Pence told Bash on Wednesday that he didn’t think the Justice Department should charge Trump in its investigation into whether the former president illegally held onto classified documents after leaving office.

Pence didn’t base this conclusion in evidence, but in politics. “I think it would be terribly divisive to the country, at a time when the American people are hurting,” Pence said. “I hope the DOJ thinks better of it and resolves these issues without an indictment.”

When Bash pressed him on his previous statements about the importance of the rule of law, Pence at first hedged. “Let me be clear that no one’s above the law,” he said before eventually changing the subject to “need for us to have new leadership in the White House and in our party.”

Opinion | Mike Pence is painting himself into a corner

The former vice president's campaign highlights Jan. 6 as a line between himself and Trump, even as he hedges on other indictments.

www.msnbc.com

More from MSNBC Daily​

Don't vote for him.

Why do I have to provide all the solutions?

 

[Blaster]

These people committed crimes yet claim politically charged yet were ones committing the crimes which is their own damn fault.

Nonsense.

 

[merrill]

I'm simply stating facts ....... he should be held liable for his mis-behavior. Bring him in and arrest as a conspirator to commit treason.

 

[merrill]

Milke Pence cannot run for President after his show of low creditability aka sitting back and let Jan 6th take place .....

This level of law breaking cannot be tolerated ........

 

[merrill]

Pence stands up for the party of insurrection and other crimes which in my mind makes him equally responsible ......

It’s not just a stark contrast with Trump but with many other would-be nominees. Most have either avoided calling out Trump directly for his attack on democracy or tried to hedge on whether the former president was to blame for the violence carried out in his name.

And in a CNN town hall on Wednesday evening, Pence told moderator Dana Bash that — unlike Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — he wouldn’t consider pardoning people convicted of crimes related to Jan. 6.

But does that include Trump himself? Well, on that front Pence wouldn’t say. And therein lies the problem that he’s going to face over the next few months. So far, Pence has tried to have it both ways when it comes to the other investigations into Trump.

When Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged Trump for paying hush money ahead of the 2016 election, Pence stuck with the party line, calling the prosecution “politically charged.”

Likewise, Pence told Bash on Wednesday that he didn’t think the Justice Department should charge Trump in its investigation into whether the former president illegally held onto classified documents after leaving office.

Pence didn’t base this conclusion in evidence, but in politics. “I think it would be terribly divisive to the country, at a time when the American people are hurting,” Pence said. “I hope the DOJ thinks better of it and resolves these issues without an indictment.”

When Bash pressed him on his previous statements about the importance of the rule of law, Pence at first hedged. “Let me be clear that no one’s above the law,” he said before eventually changing the subject to “need for us to have new leadership in the White House and in our party.”

Opinion | Mike Pence is painting himself into a corner

The former vice president's campaign highlights Jan. 6 as a line between himself and Trump, even as he hedges on other indictments.

www.msnbc.com

More from MSNBC Daily​

Pence is equally guilty as Trump for with holding vital information from the FBI and other law enforcement.