{"id":1999570,"date":"2023-08-13T19:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T23:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pence-pattern-at-doj-during-trump-era-and-since-then-has-undermined-confidence-in-the-law\/"},"modified":"2023-08-13T19:43:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T23:43:39","slug":"mike-pence-pattern-at-doj-during-trump-era-and-since-then-has-undermined-confidence-in-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pence-pattern-at-doj-during-trump-era-and-since-then-has-undermined-confidence-in-the-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Pence: DOJ&#8217;s Actions Under Trump and After Have Eroded Trust in the Law."},"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\">26<\/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%2Fmike-pence-pattern-at-doj-during-trump-era-and-since-then-has-undermined-confidence-in-the-law%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=1999570&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/mike-pence\">Mike\u200b Pence<\/a> Speaks Out on Justice Department&#8217;s\u200d Impact \u200don Public Confidence<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent interview, Mike Pence expressed concern over a &#8220;pattern&#8221; at the U.S. Department\u2064 of Justice that has eroded \u2064Americans&#8217;\u200c faith in equal treatment under the law. Pence,\u2062 who served as Vice President \u2063alongside former President\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>, discussed this issue during an appearance on NBC News&#8217; &#8220;Meet The Press&#8221; with Chuck Todd.<\/p>\n<h3>Questioning the Appointment of Special Counsel<\/h3>\n<p>During the interview, Todd asked \u2062Pence for his opinion on Attorney General Merrick Garland&#8217;s decision to appoint Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss as special \u2062counsel in the Hunter Biden probe. Pence responded by acknowledging the \u2062importance of a special counsel in cases where \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue \"Substantial Allegations\" of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a> may have \u200da potential conflict \u2062of interest. However, he also emphasized \u200cthe need for Congress to continue its work in uncovering\u200b the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Pence stated, &#8220;The \u200dAmerican people have a right to know whether or not \u200cPresident\u2062 Biden&#8217;s family or he himself benefited financially \u200bfrom foreign nationals while he served as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: 'Pipeline' to Obama Admin Seen as 'Currency'\">vice president<\/a>.\u2064 These are facts\u2063 that the American people deserve to uncover.&#8221; He expressed confidence in \u200bSpecial\u2063 Counsel Weiss to \u200ccarry out his duties \u200dimpartially, while also highlighting the efforts of House Republicans \u2064such as \u200cJim Jordan and Congressman Comer in pursuing the truth\u2064 on behalf of the American people.<\/p>\n<h3>Politicization of the DOJ<\/h3>\n<p>Pence further pointed \u2063out instances where \u2064the Department of \u2063Justice had become politicized, citing the case of former \u2064FBI Director James Comey giving then-presidential candidate Hillary \u200dClinton preferential treatment. He argued that such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pence-pattern-at-doj-during-trump-era-and-since-then-has-undermined-confidence-in-the-law\/\" title=\"Pence: DOJ's Actions Under Trump and After Have Eroded Trust in the Law.\">actions\u2062 undermined public confidence<\/a> \u2063in the\u200d justice system, as they demonstrated a lack of equal treatment under the law.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the \u2063interview below:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former VP Mike Pence expressed concern over a consistent &#8220;pattern&#8221; at the DOJ, spanning from his time with ex-President Trump to the present administration. 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