Former US vice president Mike Pence says he did not take any classified information with him when he left office, as an investigation into his former boss Donald Trump continues.
from his former boss' estate on 8 August while investigating potential violations of three different federal laws.
Ms Cheney, who is Mr Trump's most prominent Republican critic, has called the former president "a very grave threat and risk to our republic" and further raised his ire through her role as vice chairwoman of"My reaction was, the people of Wyoming have spoken," said Mr Pence, who was targeted at the Capitol that day by angry rioters, including some who chanted, "Hang Mike Pence".
He called on Attorney-General Merrick Garland to disclose more details on what led authorities to conduct the search.
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