The Ukraine scandal enveloping President Donald Trump's administration could provide the biggest test yet for one of Trump's most loyal soldiers.
WASHINGTON – The Ukraine scandal enveloping President Donald Trump's administration could provide the biggest test yet for one of his most loyal soldiers.
White House officials deny that Trump pressured Ukraine to do anything and note that the whistleblower said he did not witness most of the events described in the nine-page report.Whistleblower complaintPence is mentioned once in the declassified version of the whistleblower complaint, in an appendix giving more information about the events leading up to Trump’s July call with Zelensky.
Pence said Trump had asked him to talk to Zelensky “about the progress that he’s making on a broad range of areas.” That included, Pence said, steps Zelensky has taken to address public corruption and restore integrity to the public process. Pence’s recent responsesPence hasn’t publicly commented on his inclusion in the whistleblower’s report.
...They can’t run against this President’s record...a record of accomplishment...so they decided to look for one more way to try to overturn the election and it’s not going to work. The American people see through it!” - VP Pence on @LouDobbsMore: GOP group slams Mike Pence for 'who cares?' comment about business conflicts
Pence and the Mueller investigationPence was on the periphery of the special counsel investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia's efforts to interfere in the 2016 election. His exposure was primarily through statements he'd made that were later contradicted.
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