The former vice president of the United States closed the door on Wednesday to the possibility of testifying before the committee investigating the attack on the Capitol, despite being open to doing so in the past.
In interviews with the US channels CBS and CNN to promote his new book, Mike Pence described the investigation carried out by the committee as partisan and guaranteed that congressmen “have no right” to take him to deposition.
Having a former vice president testify before the committee would set a “terrible precedent,” he said.
Mike Pence’s remarks reveal a change of heart from August, when he admitted he was open to testify if asked.
Pence also described January 6, 2021, when thousands of Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol to try to prevent the confirmation of presidential winner and incumbent Joe Biden, as “the toughest day” of his life in the public sphere. .
The attack created an irreparable rift between Pence and Trump, who turned from close allies in the White House to enemies, and both publicly criticized each other.
The former vice president is one of the possible candidates for the Republican presidential candidacy in the 2024 elections.
Former US President Donald Trump announced his third run for the White House on Tuesday and vowed to “bring America back.”
But the ex-president’s candidacy did not meet a consensus between Republicans and conservatives, who are divided between those who have already decreed the political end of the tycoon and those who believe that he will win the race for the White House.
Among the Republican figures who see no future in the former president’s re-election is prominent Jeb Bush Jr., who was quick to blast Trump’s announcement while he was still speaking, calling it “weak.”
The governor of the state of Maryland, Republican Larry Hogan, was one of the first party figures to oppose a Trump re-candidate, after saying on Sunday that the tycoon has already cost the Republican Party the last three elections and that he has past the time to reassess what is important to the party.
However, some more extreme names in the Party remain firmly on Trump’s side, such as Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Republican Reps. Troy Nehls and Andy Biggs also endorsed the former president, with Nehls sharing an excerpt from Trump’s speech that read, “America’s Comeback Begins Now.”
On the other hand, the Republican leadership chose to ignore the formalization of Trump’s re-candidate, insisting that there are other priorities for the party at this time.
Source: TSF
