Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday implored fellow
Republicans to stop lashing out at the FBI over the search of Donald
Trump’s Florida home and denounced calls by some of the former
president’s allies to defund the FBI, saying that was “just as wrong” as a push by Democratic activists to shift money from police.
Pence also said he would give “due consideration” if asked to testify before the House committee investigating the riot at the U.S. Capitol on
Jan. 6, 2021.
His pleas for restraint come as law enforcement officials warn of an
escalating number of violent threats targeting federal agents and
government facilities since agents last week searched Mar-a-Lago as part
of the Justice Department’s investigation into the discovery of
classified White House records recovered from Trump’s estate earlier
this year.
Speaking in New Hampshire, Pence said he has been troubled by what he
called the politicization of the FBI. He also said the Justice
Department and Attorney General Merrick Garland should be more
forthcoming about what led authorities to conduct the search.
But Pence, who is trying to stake out his own political path as he and
Trump both consider 2024 presidential campaigns, also had a message for
the GOP.
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-new-hampshire-merrick-garland-government-and-politics-85619b0f18da0fb6eaba5bee4d0654f8
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