{"id":1988575,"date":"2023-08-02T10:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T14:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-says-trumps-jan-6-indictment-serves-as-important-reminder-for-anyone-who-puts-himself-over-the-constitution\/"},"modified":"2023-08-02T10:35:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T14:35:28","slug":"pence-says-trumps-jan-6-indictment-serves-as-important-reminder-for-anyone-who-puts-himself-over-the-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-says-trumps-jan-6-indictment-serves-as-important-reminder-for-anyone-who-puts-himself-over-the-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"Pence: Trump&#8217;s Jan. 6 indictment a crucial reminder for those who prioritize self over Constitution."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fpence-says-trumps-jan-6-indictment-serves-as-important-reminder-for-anyone-who-puts-himself-over-the-constitution%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=1988575&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\u200b President Mike Pence Responds to Trump&#8217;s Indictment<\/h2>\n<p>Former Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mike-pence-and-tucker-carlson-clash-in-heated-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Pence<\/a> responded to the\u200d indictment of his former boss Tuesday, saying the charges are a reminder that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-responds-to-latest-criminal-indictment-reminiscent-of-nazi-germany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> \u201cshould\u2064 never \u200dbe President of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pence took to X, formerly known as Twitter, shortly after a grand jury in Washington, \u2062D.C., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/federal-grand-jury-indicts-trump-over-alleged-efforts-to-overturn-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indicted<\/a> Trump over allegedly attempting to overturn \u2063the 2020 presidential election. Trump was charged with Conspiracy to Defraud the United States, Conspiracy to Obstruct an Official\u200d Proceeding, Obstruction of and Attempt \u200cto Obstruct an Official Proceeding, and Conspiracy Against \u2062Rights.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today&#8217;s \u200bindictment serves\u200d as \u200can important reminder: anyone who puts\u200c himself over the Constitution should never\u200c be President of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mike_Pence\/status\/1686529371685658625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August\u2063 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pence continued by arguing \u2064that Trump\u2019s candidacy would distract \u2064from the important issues Americans face, such as \u201cJoe Biden\u2019s \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-says-trumps-jan-6-indictment-serves-as-important-reminder-for-anyone-who-puts-himself-over-the-constitution\/\" title=\"Pence: Trump's Jan. 6 indictment a crucial reminder for those who prioritize self over Constitution.\">disastrous economic policies \u2064afflicting millions<\/a> across the United States and \u2063to the pattern of corruption with Hunter.\u201d The former \u200cvice \u200dpresident then called out \u2062Trump for asking him to reject \u2064the electoral votes of several states following the 2020 election, a power Pence said the \u2064Constitution did \u200bnot grant him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur country is\u200c more important\u200c than one man. Our constitution is more important than any one man\u2019s career. On January 6th, former President Trump demanded that I choose between \u200chim and \u200bthe Constitution. I chose the Constitution \u200dand I always will,\u201d Pence said.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 Trump campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-responds-to-latest-criminal-indictment-reminiscent-of-nazi-germany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responded<\/a> to the indictment Tuesday night, \u2064calling it an attempt by Biden\u2019s Justice Department to\u200b \u201cinterfere with the 2024 Presidential Election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lawlessness of these persecutions of President Trump and his supporters\u200c is reminiscent \u2064of Nazi Germany in the 1930s, the former Soviet Union, and other authoritarian, dictatorial regimes,\u201d Trump\u2019s campaign said in a statement. \u2062\u201cPresident Trump has always followed the law and the\u2063 Constitution, with advice from\u2063 many\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-grand-jury-makes-decision-on-trump-indictment-for-jan-6\/\" title=\"Breaking: Grand Jury reaches decision on Trump's Jan. 6 indictment.\">highly accomplished attorneys<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The indictment, delivered by Special \u2063Counsel Jack Smith, is the \u200bthird criminal\u2064 case brought against Trump in the past year. In June, he \u2062pleaded not guilty to charges in connection to his handling of classified documents,\u200d and\u2064 in\u2063 April, Trump pleaded\u2063 not guilty to charges\u2063 stemming from his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-shield-financial-records\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid To Shield Financial Records\">alleged hush money payments<\/a> to porn actress Stormy Daniels.<\/p>\n<p>The latest indictment was\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/top-republicans-respond-to-latest-trump-indictment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ripped<\/a> \u200cby\u2064 top Republicans \u2014 including some of Trump\u2019s GOP primary opponents \u2014 as more political targeting\u200b of Trump by Biden\u2019s DOJ. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) swore that House Republicans \u200c\u201cwill continue to uncover \u200bthe truth about Biden Inc. and the two-tiered system of justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, Trump\u2019s closest challenger in the Republican primary, also\u2063 slammed the DOJ in response to \u200creports about the indictment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs President,\u2063 I will end the weaponization of government, replace the FBI Director, and ensure a single standard\u2063 of justice for all Americans,\u201d\u200b DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonDeSantis\/status\/1686494955420692480\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cWhile I\u2019ve\u2064 seen reports, I have not read the indictment. I do, though, believe we need to enact reforms so that\u2063 Americans\u200c have the \u200cright \u200cto remove cases from Washington, D.C.,\u2062 to their home districts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWashington, D.C., is a \u2018swamp\u2019 and it is unfair\u200b to have to stand trial before a jury\u2062 that is reflective \u200dof \u2064the swamp mentality,\u201d the governor added. \u201cOne of the reasons our country is in decline is the politicization of the rule of law. No more excuses\u2014I will end the\u200d weaponization of \u2062the federal government.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former VP Mike Pence reacted to his ex-boss&#8217;s indictment, emphasizing that it highlights why Donald Trump is unfit for the presidency. Pence expressed his thoughts on X (formerly Twitter) following Trump&#8217;s indictment by a Washington, D.C. grand jury for allegedly trying to overturn the election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":1988576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1988575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1988575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1988575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1988575\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1988576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1988575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1988575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1988575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}