Mike Pence’s words to anger Trump

Pence, who will run as Trump’s opponent in the 2024 US presidential election, made assessments of the 2020 Georgia presidential election at a conference in Indiana.

Referring to the accusation by Trump and 17 others of trying to “overturn” the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state, Pence said: “Trump and his allies, like all Americans, have the right to be innocent until proven guilty. culpability”. saying.

Recalling Trump’s statements that he had “evidence of fraud” in the election, Pence argued that “no votes were stolen in the Georgia election,” unlike former President Trump.

An audio recording was leaked to the press in which Trump allegedly called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on January 2, 2021 to “find the 11,780 votes” he would need to win the state. After the audio recording was leaked to the press, an investigation was opened into the matter.

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In the city of Atlanta, Georgia, the indictment, which indicted Trump on new charges, was unsealed on August 14, following evidence and witness statements presented by Fulton district attorneys, who have long investigated the charge of “attempted interference in the 2020 presidential election results in the state”.

In the 98-page indictment, which included 41 counts, Trump was charged with 13 counts, including “inciting to break the oath of a public official,” “conspiring to make false statements,” and “violating state law against corruption and blackmail”. “.

In addition to Trump, 18 other people were charged, including former lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. (AA)