{"id":1988260,"date":"2023-08-01T20:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T00:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indictment-pence-says-i-chose-the-constitution-on-jan-6\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T20:38:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T00:38:06","slug":"donald-trump-indictment-pence-says-i-chose-the-constitution-on-jan-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indictment-pence-says-i-chose-the-constitution-on-jan-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Pence stands by Constitution amidst Trump indictment on Jan. 6."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdonald-trump-indictment-pence-says-i-chose-the-constitution-on-jan-6%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1988260&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former Vice President Mike Pence Reacts to Trump&#8217;s Indictment<\/h2>\n<p>Former Vice President Mike Pence didn&#8217;t hold back\u200d in his response to the news of former President Donald Trump&#8217;s \u200cthird indictment. \u200cAs Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-the-progressive-frontrunners-to-replace-justice-stephen-breyer\/\" title=\"Meet the Progressive Frontrunners To Replace Justice Stephen Breyer\">onetime boss<\/a> \u200band current 2024\u200c rival, \u2062Pence made it clear that he believes\u2063 anyone who prioritizes themselves over the Constitution should \u2063never hold the highest office in the United States.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Today&#8217;s indictment serves as an important reminder: anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be President of the United States,&#8221; Pence said in a statement\u200c Tuesday evening.\u2064 &#8220;I \u200cwill \u2062have\u200c more to say\u200d about\u2062 the government\u2019s case after reviewing the indictment. The former president is entitled to\u2063 the presumption of innocence \u200dbut with this\u200d indictment, his candidacy means more \u200ctalk about January 6th and more distractions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Pence Highlights Bidenomics and Economic Plans<\/h3>\n<p>Pence also emphasized that Trump&#8217;s legal troubles are\u2062 diverting\u2062 attention away from \u200cimportant issues, such as President Joe Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-caught-lying-about-buy-american-plagiarizing-president-trump\/\" title=\"Biden caught lying about \u2018Buy American\u2019, plagiarizing President Trump\">economic policies<\/a> and alleged corruption involving Hunter Biden. Pence recently unveiled his own economic \u200dplan to combat inflation, while\u2064 Trump&#8217;s\u2063 chief rival, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), presented his own \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indictment-pence-says-i-chose-the-constitution-on-jan-6\/\" title=\"Pence stands by Constitution amidst Trump indictment on Jan. 6.\">10-point\u2063 economic plan<\/a>. Unfortunately, with Trump&#8217;s indictment \u2064dominating the news cycle, these plans \u2062are likely to be overshadowed.<\/p>\n<h3>Pence Urges Focus on Restoring Civility<\/h3>\n<p>Despite Trump&#8217;s indictment, Pence urged the nation not\u2064 to get caught up in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-disclosure-of-silent-fbi-raid-on-bidens-office-shows-deep-state-at-work\/\" title=\"New Disclosure Of Silent FBI Raid On Biden\u2019s Office Shows Deep State At Work\">media circus surrounding<\/a> the former president. Instead, he called for \u2063a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-say-overhaul-needed-to-protect-fed-agencies-from-foreign-hacks\/\" title=\"Lawmakers Say Overhaul Needed to Protect Fed Agencies from Foreign Hacks\">renewed focus<\/a> on restoring civility in public life, emphasizing that the country and the Constitution are more important\u200c than any individual&#8217;s \u200dcareer.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Our country is more important than one \u2064man. Our constitution is more important than any one man\u2019s career,&#8221;\u200b he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pence himself \u2062is mentioned in the \u206345-page indictment, with the document noting that \u2062he informed Trump that he had seen no evidence of \u2064fraud that could change the election outcome.\u200d Pence pointed to\u200c his resistance\u200c against Trump&#8217;s\u200d pressure to\u200b not \u200dcertify the\u200d electoral results, reaffirming his commitment to upholding\u200d the Constitution.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;On January 6th, Former President\u2064 Trump demanded that I choose between him and\u2063 the Constitution. I chose the Constitution and I\u2062 always will,&#8221; Pence said.\u200b &#8220;As your president, I will not yield an inch in defending\u200b America, our people, or our values, \u200band I promise you: I will do so\u200b in a way consistent with my\u2064 oath to the Constitution and the character and decency \u200cof the American \u2063people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>their personal ambition above the Constitution will face consequences. The events of January 6th were an attack on our democracy, and those responsible must be held accountable. 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