Mike Pence, the former US vice president, has denied any “broad-based effort” by former President Donald Trump to release the records before he left office ahead of this week’s primary debate. I was not aware.
“There is a process by which the White House classifies material. I’m aware of it on multiple occasions during my four years. But I’m not aware of any broad-based directive from the president,” Pence said. told JEE News on Sunday.
“But that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. I just — it’s not something I’ve ever heard of,” he added.
Trump was indicted in June on seven charges in a Justice Department investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago Florida resort after he left the White House in 2021, JEE News reported. An indictment was filed.
Counts in the indictment also include potential obstruction of an investigation and government efforts to recover material.
Records that are classified must be kept in secure locations. Additionally, according to the Presidential Records Act, after an administration ends, White House records are to be transferred to the National Archives.
However, despite being indicted multiple times, Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
Since announcing his candidacy for president earlier this year, Pence has criticized Trump for his involvement in the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, but has been hesitant to go further with his condemnation. I have been careful.
He said Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 were reckless, but he still doesn’t believe they were crimes. However, Pence did not rule out pardoning the former president.
Sharing the strategy he’ll use on the debate stage set for Wednesday, Pence said: “I’m just going to be me. I feel like I’ve been doing this my whole life for this first Republican presidential debate.” Preparing for.”
