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Biden Promises Trump The Smooth Transition That Trump Refused To Give Him
1 month, 1 week ago

Biden Promises Trump The Smooth Transition That Trump Refused To Give Him

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Three years, nine months and 22 days after leaving the White House in disgrace following his failed coup attempt, Donald Trump made his triumphant return on Wednesday. The White House session was a marked contrast from four years earlier, when Trump refused to concede his election loss to Biden and never invited him to the …

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'Mansplaining' Trump being set up so Harris can unleash 'stinging line' at debate: experts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Mansplaining' Trump being set up so Harris can unleash 'stinging line' at debate: experts

Raw Story  

Vice President Kamala Harris is hoping former President Donald Trump will pull a stunt most women dread at their upcoming presidential debate, a new analysis contends. Vice President," Harris told Pence in a viral campaign moment, "I’m speaking.” According to CNN, Harris is hoping she'll face "mansplaining" again. "It’s obvious that the Harris campaign hopes to give Trump the chance …

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Trump picks Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author, as running mate
5 months, 1 week ago

Trump picks Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author, as running mate

LA Times  

Vance once positioned himself to Republican voters as an alternative to Donald Trump, questioning his ability to solve the problems of average Americans and branding Trump as “cultural heroin.” But in time the Ohio senator and author of the acclaimed memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” became one of Trump’s most fervent supporters, and Trump rewarded that loyalty Monday by naming Vance his …

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Republican candidates are condemning Jan 6 – aside from Vivek Ramaswamy
1 year ago

Republican candidates are condemning Jan 6 – aside from Vivek Ramaswamy

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Announcing the charges against Mr Trump, Special Counsel …

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Bombshell news report indicates 'Pence will testify' against Trump: legal expert
1 year ago

Bombshell news report indicates 'Pence will testify' against Trump: legal expert

Raw Story  

A new report about Mike Pence's internal struggle over certifying the 2020 election is raising new questions about whether the former vice president will help bring down Donald Trump in the federal investigation. According to the ABC News report, as late as Christmas Eve 2020, Pence was saying he wouldn't attend the Jan. 6 proceeding, apparently leaving Sen. Chuck Grassley …

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Mike Pence told Jan. 6 special counsel he warned Trump ahead of the ‘tragic day’: Report
1 year ago

Mike Pence told Jan. 6 special counsel he warned Trump ahead of the ‘tragic day’: Report

Hindustan Times  

Earlier this year, ex-Vice President Mike Pence told special counsel Jack Smith how Donald Trump surrounded himself with “crank attorneys” after the 2020 elections. According to a report by ABC News, sources claimed that Pence also told the investigators that the then-president espoused “un-American” legal theories, and almost pushed the country toward a “constitutional crisis.” Former Vice President Mike Pence …

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Absent Trump steals show at raucous GOP's first presidential debate
1 year, 4 months ago

Absent Trump steals show at raucous GOP's first presidential debate

Hindustan Times  

Eight Republican presidential candidates faced off for the first primary debate of the 2024 election cycle Wednesday -- with frontrunner Donald Trump stealing the spotlight, despite spurning the showdown. Vivek Ramaswamy, Ron DeSantis, Former Vice President Mike Pence, and Chris Christie during a break at Republican primary presidential debate. Trump's vice president Mike Pence said he was the "best prepared" …

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Mike Pence calls Vivek Ramaswamy ‘rookie’
1 year, 4 months ago

Mike Pence calls Vivek Ramaswamy ‘rookie’

Live Mint  

Vivek Ramaswamy, a 38-year-old technology entrepreneur, emerged as an unexpected presence at the Republican National Committee Debate in Milwaukee. He positioned himself alongside established figures like former Vice President Mike Pence and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Vivek Ramaswamy vs Mike Pence Former Vice President Mike Pence, a heavyweight in the Republican sphere, countered Ramaswamy's outsider stance by leveraging his extensive …

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Vivek Ramaswamy takes center stage, plus other key moments from the first Republican debate
1 year, 4 months ago

Vivek Ramaswamy takes center stage, plus other key moments from the first Republican debate

Associated Press  

Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy speak at the same time during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Channel Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee. “I’ve had enough of a guy who stands up here who sounds like ChatGPT,” Christie said, adding that Ramaswamy’s opening line about being a skinny …

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Pence signals debate plan to attack Trump and DeSantis for not pushing national abortion ban
1 year, 4 months ago

Pence signals debate plan to attack Trump and DeSantis for not pushing national abortion ban

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday he expected to call out former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during this month’s Republican presidential debate for not insisting on a national abortion ban, an issue Pence says requires federal action. “My former running mate, the governor of Florida and others are suggesting that the …

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Pence says he’s now met the polling and donor qualifications for the first Republican debate
1 year, 4 months ago

Pence says he’s now met the polling and donor qualifications for the first Republican debate

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former Vice President Mike Pence announced Tuesday he has qualified for the first Republican debate of the 2024 presidential cycle, securing the required number of donors with just two weeks until candidates gather in Milwaukee. Pence becomes the eighth candidate to announce qualification for the first debate, joining former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Pence had long …

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Pence’s Mild Rebuke Of His Coup-Attempting Former Boss Winning Him Few Friends
1 year, 4 months ago

Pence’s Mild Rebuke Of His Coup-Attempting Former Boss Winning Him Few Friends

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Mike Pence may have saved American democracy on Jan. 6, 2021, from his boss’ coup attempt, but Republican primary voters, at least so far, seem less than appreciative. “We have the resources we need, and we’re on track.” “He has 100% percent name ID and virtually no constituency.” - Sarah Longwell, Republican consultant Pence is the only …

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Nervous Republicans turn to New Hampshire in hopes of stopping Trump
1 year, 5 months ago

Nervous Republicans turn to New Hampshire in hopes of stopping Trump

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. HUDSON, N.H. — They acknowledge Donald Trump’s dominance, but weary Republicans across New Hampshire — even inside the governor’s office — are fighting to stop the former president from winning the first-in-the-nation primary. I have faith in the American people.” More than a dozen high-profile Republicans are looking to New …

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Fundraising takeaways: Trump and DeSantis in their own tier as Pence and other Republicans struggle
1 year, 5 months ago

Fundraising takeaways: Trump and DeSantis in their own tier as Pence and other Republicans struggle

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Trump’s team recently confirmed that his joint fundraising operation — which splits money between Trump’s campaign and the Save America PAC — received $35 million in the second quarter. Despite the potential warning signs, DeSantis’ allied super PAC, which is legally barred from coordinating with the campaign, said it raised …

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Pence lawyer says Eastman’s push to reject electors left him ‘offended for my profession’
1 year, 5 months ago

Pence lawyer says Eastman’s push to reject electors left him ‘offended for my profession’

LA Times  

On the day before rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol in 2021, Orange County law professor John Eastman was trying to convince Mike Pence’s attorney that the vice president possessed a power that none of his predecessors had ever exercised in American history. “From our very first discussion he indicated that it didn’t make sense to him that he would have …

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Trump's team thought they were in the clear in classified docs case — here's why: Kaitlan Collins
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump's team thought they were in the clear in classified docs case — here's why: Kaitlan Collins

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump could be on the brink of an indictment for obstruction of justice and removal of classified information in the Mar-a-Lago documents probe, according to new reporting. But until a few weeks ago, noted CNN's Kaitlan Collins on "The Situation Room," the Trump team actually thought they were home free on this case — because they expected …

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Former Vice President Pence files paperwork launching 2024 presidential bid in challenge to Trump
1 year, 6 months ago

Former Vice President Pence files paperwork launching 2024 presidential bid in challenge to Trump

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork on Monday declaring his campaign for president in 2024, setting up a challenge to his former boss, Donald Trump, just two years after their time in the White House ended with an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and Pence fleeing for his life. But he faces skepticism from both anti-Trump …

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Another fake presidential campaign started, this time for Ron DeSantis — feds won't stop it
1 year, 8 months ago

Another fake presidential campaign started, this time for Ron DeSantis — feds won't stop it

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — A number of fake presidential committees have been formed over the last year, and the Federal Election Commission still won't do anything about it. Last year, a fake campaign committee was formed for former Vice President Mike Pence, sending news reports and speculation swirling. "It has come to the attention of the Federal Election Commission that you may …

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Pence won’t say whether he’d support Trump as 2024 nominee
1 year, 9 months ago

Pence won’t say whether he’d support Trump as 2024 nominee

Associated Press  

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Former Vice President Mike Pence declined to say Thursday whether he would back Donald Trump if his former boss were to be the Republican presidential nominee in 2024. “I’m persuaded that no one could have defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016 except Donald Trump, but I think we live in a different time and it calls for …

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New classified document found in FBI search of Pence home
1 year, 10 months ago

New classified document found in FBI search of Pence home

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The FBI discovered an additional document with classified markings at former Vice President Mike Pence ’s Indiana home during a search Friday, following the discovery by his lawyers last month of sensitive government documents there. Pence adviser Devin O’Malley said the Department of Justice completed “a thorough and unrestricted search of five hours” and removed “one document with …

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Mike Pence Takes 'Full Responsibility' For Classified Documents Found In His Home
1 year, 10 months ago

Mike Pence Takes 'Full Responsibility' For Classified Documents Found In His Home

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MIAMI — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he takes “full responsibility” after classified documents were found at his Indiana home. “Let me be clear: Those classified documents should not have been in my personal residence,” Pence said at Florida International University, where he was talking about the economy and promoting his new book, “So …

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Classified documents found at Mike Pence’s home too, his lawyer says
1 year, 11 months ago

Classified documents found at Mike Pence’s home too, his lawyer says

The Hindu  

Documents with classified markings were discovered in former Vice-President Mike Pence's Indiana home last week, his lawyer told the National Archives in a letter — the latest in a string of discoveries of confidential information in private residences. The records "appear to be a small number of documents bearing classified markings that were inadvertently boxed and transported to the personal …

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Pence calls on Trump to apologize for dinner with antisemite
2 years ago

Pence calls on Trump to apologize for dinner with antisemite

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A growing number of Republicans, including former Vice President Mike Pence, criticized Donald Trump on Monday for dining with a Holocaust-denying white nationalist and the rapper formerly known as Kanye West days after launching his third campaign for the White House. Pence, in an interview, called on Trump to apologize and said the former president had “demonstrated profoundly …

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GOP hopefuls turn to Pence to broaden appeal before election
2 years, 2 months ago

GOP hopefuls turn to Pence to broaden appeal before election

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — In Donald Trump’s assessment, Mike Pence “committed political suicide” on Jan. 6, 2021. Masters recorded a video in which he said he thought Trump had won and claimed on his website that “if we had had a free and fair election, President Trump would be sitting in the Oval Office today.” Trump endorsed Masters in June, saying …

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