Mike Pence Says It’s Unacceptable for Trump to Refer to Jan. 6 Defendants as Hostages as Their Cases Go Through the Legal System

BRENNAN I know in ░░░░░░░░ past you ve said ░░░░░░░░ Trump s reckless words ░░░░░░░░ you and your family ░░░░░░░░ that day What do ░░░░░░░░ think when you hear ░░░░░░░░ refer to those people ░░░░░░░░ charges as hostages and ░░░░░░░░ Pence Well I think ░░░░░░░░ s very unfortunate at ░░░░░░░░ time that there are ░░░░░░░░ hostages being held in ░░░░░░░░ that the president or ░░░░░░░░ other leaders would refer ░░░░░░░░ people that are moving ░░░░░░░░ our justice system as ░░░░░░░░ And it s just ░░░░░░░░ s just unacceptable I ░░░░░░░░ there on January 6 ░░░░░░░░ have no doubt in ░░░░░░░░ mind Margaret that some ░░░░░░░░ were caught up in ░░░░░░░░ moment and entered the ░░░░░░░░ and and they re ░░░░░░░░ entitled to due process ░░░░░░░░ law for any nonviolent ░░░░░░░░ that day But the ░░░░░░░░ on police officers ultimately ░░░░░░░░ environment that claimed lives ░░░░░░░░ something that I think ░░░░░░░░ tragic that day and ░░░░░░░░ ll never diminish it ░░░░░░░░ And the legal system ░░░░░░░░ processing these individuals through ░░░░░░░░ giving them trials I ░░░░░░░░ what you think though ░░░░░░░░ Mr Trump and whether ░░░░░░░░ public needs to hear ░░░░░░░░ see some of the ░░░░░░░░ in regard to the ░░░░░░░░ charges related to his ░░░░░░░░ role in January 6 ░░░░░░░░ you think that needs ░░░░░░░░ happen before Election Day ░░░░░░░░ Well I look I ░░░░░░░░ the American people lived ░░░░░░░░ that moment I and ░░░░░░░░ family and my team ░░░░░░░░ through it at the ░░░░░░░░ that day I think ░░░░░░░░ Americans know what happened ░░░░░░░░ know as I ve ░░░░░░░░ before you know I ░░░░░░░░ do believe that the ░░░░░░░░ about the president s ░░░░░░░░ that day should have ░░░░░░░░ left to the American ░░░░░░░░ I know it s ░░░░░░░░ brought into a criminal ░░░░░░░░ now and we have ░░░░░░░░ around the country that ░░░░░░░░ been brought related to ░░░░░░░░ notably in Georgia but ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ I think the American ░░░░░░░░ know what happened that ░░░░░░░░ And I said the ░░░░░░░░ that the people that ░░░░░░░░ the Capitol need to ░░░░░░░░ held to the fullest ░░░░░░░░ of the law and ░░░░░░░░ believe that they are ░░░░░░░░ the judgment about the ░░░░░░░░ s efforts that day ░░░░░░░░ think can be left ░░░░░░░░ the American people But ░░░░░░░░ I you know I ░░░░░░░░ last week that you ░░░░░░░░ after a lot of ░░░░░░░░ and reflection I ve ░░░░░░░░ to the conclusion that ░░░░░░░░ won t be endorsing ░░░░░░░░ Trump this year I ░░░░░░░░ look I m very ░░░░░░░░ of the record of ░░░░░░░░ administration Margaret it was ░░░░░░░░ record that left America ░░░░░░░░ prosperous and more secure ░░░░░░░░ our liberties and the ░░░░░░░░ of life stronger than ░░░░░░░░ before in my lifetime.”