Pence Raises , National Security Concerns , Following Trump's Indictment.<br />Former Vice President Mike Pence commented on <br />former President Donald Trump's arraignment on <br />37 felony counts related to classified documents.<br />This indictment contains serious charges and I cannot defend what is alleged. , Mike Pence, 2024 GOP Presidential Candidate, <br />via NBC News.<br />The very prospect that what is alleged here took place, creating an opportunity where highly sensitive classified material could have fallen into the <br />wrong hands, , Mike Pence, 2024 GOP Presidential Candidate, <br />via NBC News.<br />... even inadvertently, that jeopardizes our national security, it puts at risk the men and women of our Armed forces, Mike Pence, 2024 GOP Presidential Candidate, <br />via NBC News.<br />Pence and Trump are also 2024 GOP presidential candidates.<br />Pence and Trump are also 2024 GOP presidential candidates.<br />The former vice president stated that Trump's plea of "not guilty" to the charges is in keeping with his right to a defense.<br />The former president has a right to his day in court, Mike Pence, 2024 GOP Presidential Candidate, <br />via NBC News.<br />In addition, Pence cited political motivations behind Trump's indictment.<br />I can't believe that politics didn’t play some role here, Mike Pence, 2024 GOP Presidential Candidate, <br />via NBC News.<br />The former vice president called out the Department of Justice and the FBI specifically.<br />We've seen the politicization at the Department of Justice for years and years, Mike Pence, 2024 GOP Presidential Candidate, <br />via NBC News.<br />We saw FBI agents that falsified official documents to further that Russia hoax, , Mike Pence, 2024 GOP Presidential Candidate, <br />via NBC News.<br />... and so one of the things I've said, in the days since this news broke, shortly after I announced for president, , Mike Pence, 2024 GOP Presidential Candidate, <br />via NBC News.<br />... was if I have the privilege to be president of the United States, we're going to clean house at the top of the Department of Justice, Mike Pence, 2024 GOP Presidential Candidate, <br />via NBC News
