{"id":1992712,"date":"2023-08-06T20:22:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T00:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lawyer-john-lauro-says-mike-pence-will-be-one-of-our-best-witnesses-at-trial\/"},"modified":"2023-08-06T20:23:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T00:23:27","slug":"trump-lawyer-john-lauro-says-mike-pence-will-be-one-of-our-best-witnesses-at-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lawyer-john-lauro-says-mike-pence-will-be-one-of-our-best-witnesses-at-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump lawyer John Lauro believes that Mike Pence will be an exceptional witness during the trial."},"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\">32<\/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%2Ftrump-lawyer-john-lauro-says-mike-pence-will-be-one-of-our-best-witnesses-at-trial%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=1992712&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 \u2062Mike Pence Could \u2062Be Key Witness in Trump&#8217;s Trial<\/h2>\n<p>An attorney for\u2064 former President Donald Trump believes that \u200cformer Vice President\u2062 Mike Pence \u2064will play a crucial role\u200b as a witness in Trump&#8217;s trial. \u200dThis comes after \u200bPence stated that he would testify if \u200brequired by law, despite having \u2062no \u200cplans \u2063to testify against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>John Lauro, Trump&#8217;s attorney, emphasized that he \u2064had read a book\u2064 written by Pence and suggested that if the former vice \u2062president testifies in line with his book, it could lead\u2062 to Trump&#8217;s acquittal. Lauro\u200d shared his thoughts during an appearance\u200d on ABC&#8217;s This Week.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Trifecta: Three Reasons\u2064 to Avoid \u200cCriminal Convictions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Recognition of John Eastman&#8217;s legal\u2063 expertise: Pence acknowledges that John\u2062 Eastman, \u2062who\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-year-after-chaz-republican-ann-davison-wins-seattle-city-attorney\/\" title=\"One Year After 'CHAZ', Republican Ann Davison Wins Seattle City Attorney\">provided legal advice<\/a>, is a\u2064 renowned legal scholar.<\/li>\n<li>Acknowledgment of \u200delection discrepancies and fraud: Pence\u200b wanted the election debate to take place on Capitol Hill, while Trump preferred state legislatures.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Lauro confidently stated that Pence&#8217;s testimony would make it difficult for the government to prove that Trump had corrupt or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">criminal intent<\/a> beyond\u200d a reasonable doubt.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lawyer-john-lauro-says-mike-pence-will-be-one-of-our-best-witnesses-at-trial\/\" title=\"Trump lawyer John Lauro believes that Mike Pence will be an exceptional witness during the trial.\">recent court\u2062 appearance involved pleading<\/a> not \u200bguilty to the four federal \u200dcharges brought against him by \u200dspecial counsel Jack Smith. These charges allege\u200d that Trump collaborated with co-conspirators to undermine\u200b the 2020 \u200dpresidential election. This is the\u2063 third indictment Trump has faced\u200d this year.<\/p>\n<p>Following \u200dthe third\u2063 indictment, Pence released a\u2063 statement emphasizing\u2064 the importance of prioritizing \u200dthe\u2064 Constitution over \u200bpersonal interests. Both Trump \u2062and Pence are contenders\u2063 in the Republican primary for\u2064 the 2024 presidential\u200c election, with\u200c Trump currently\u2063 leading in \u200dthe polls.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;On January\u200b 6th, former President\u200b Trump demanded that I choose between\u200b him and the Constitution. I\u2062 chose the Constitution and I always will,&#8221; Pence said. \u200b&#8221;As your \u200cpresident, I will not yield \u2062an inch in defending America, our \u200cpeople, or our values, and \u200cI\u200b promise\u200c you: I \u200bwill do\u2063 so in a way consistent with\u200b my oath to the Constitution and the character and decency of\u200c the American people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For more details, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click here to read more from The Washington Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>that he would not invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office. The attorney believes Pence&#8217;s refusal strengthens their defense, as it suggests Trump did not incite violence. However, Pence&#8217;s role as a witness remains uncertain, and the trial&#8217;s outcome hangs in the balance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1992713,"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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1992712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/1992712","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1992712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1992712\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1992713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1992712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1992712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1992712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}