Mike Pence says ‘Georgia election was not stolen’ in first remarks after Trump’s indictment

NBC News ^ | Aug 16, 2023 | Summer Concepcion and Sarah Dean

[McGruff]

Mike Pence, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, addressed former President Donald Trump’s fourth indictment for the first time on Wednesday.

Speaking at the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Legislative Summit in Indianapolis, Pence condemned Trump’s conduct amid his refusal to concede the 2020 election in the last days of his administration.

“I’ve said many times I had hoped that judgment about those days would be left to the American people and to history. Such is not the case,” he said.

Pence said he believes “it’s important that we hew to the first principles and that we tell the truth to the American people,” which is: “No one is above the law.”

[Tellurian]

I’ve never seen a satisfactory explanation of why Pence was slipped a coin, in a handshake on the floor of the Senate, once he “certified” the 2020 election. He seemed confused about why this coin was suddenly in his hand, and the Covid masked man that slipped it to him seemed to be giving him an explanation. But I’ve never seen any explanation of what sort of coin it was and why Pence received it.

[catnipman]

pence never learned the first rule of hole-digging: when you’re stuck in a deep hole, stop digging deeper ...