That everyone, by implication whether they are a former president or not,Īs the special counsel took to the podium to announce the charges against him, Trump unleashed a tirade against Jack Smith on his Truth Social account. That some type of deference should be paid to the former president.īut, Pence also says he believes in the rule of law and He is trying to both defend Trump, suggesting The last of those statements may appear to contradict theįirst three and they reflect the tricky position Pence, and the other One is above the law, but he also wished the Department of Justice had not
He added that protecting the nation's secrets is essential, that no Republican nomination - has said the handling of classified documents is a Mike Pence - Donald Trump's former vice-president and now competitor for the Two other charges - scheme to conceal and false statements and representations - carry maximum sentences of five years in prison.ĮPA Copyright: EPA Mike Pence says he is "deeply troubled by the indictment of a former president of the United States" that sends a "terrible message to the rest of the world" Image caption: Mike Pence says he is "deeply troubled by the indictment of a former president of the United States" that sends a "terrible message to the rest of the world" The charges against Nauta include conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document or record, corruptly concealing a document and concealing a document in a federal investigation, all of which carry maximum prison sentences of 20 years. Prosecutors say he falsely stated that he was not aware that boxes of documents had been brought to Trump's home for review, that he did not know how they had arrived at his residence and that he did not know how they had been stored before being handed over to the National Archives.Īsked about whether they were stored in a locked location, he responded: "I wish, I wish I could tell you. In an interview with FBI agents in May 2022, he allegedly lied three times about his knowledge of the documents. On 17 January 2022 Nauta and another unnamed Trump employee gathered 15 boxes from Trump's residence, loaded them into Nauta's car, and then took them to a commercial truck for delivery to the National Archives. A US Navy veteran and aide to Trump, Walt Nauta, has also been charged as part of the documents probe.Īccording to the charges, Nauta made several false and misleading statements to prosecutors about where the documents were stored and how they were transported.
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