Mike Pence told NBC's Meet the Press that 'no one is above the law' when asked about Trump's role in the Jan. 6 riot. 'But I would hope the Justice Department would give careful consideration before they take any additional steps in this matter.'
"But I would hope the Justice Department would give careful consideration before they take any additional steps in this matter," Pence said during the interview airing Sunday.at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, saying it "sent the wrong message."
"It's inconceivable to me that that wasn't a decision that was made at the very highest levels, and approved at the highest levels." "I want to see the credibility of the Justice Department restored after years of politicization during the Trump-Pence administration," he added.also said that Trump ahead of Jan. 6 was "repeating ... what he was hearing from that gaggle of attorneys around him."
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