Pence calls Trump indictment an 'outrage'
"I think the unprecedented indictment of a former President of the United States on a campaign finance issue is an outrage," Pence said.
"I think the unprecedented indictment of a former President of the United States on a campaign finance issue is an outrage," Pence said.
Special Counsel David Weiss secured new indictment in California federal court just a few months after indicting the first son in Delaware on felony gun charges.
The indictment dropped the allegations that Trump attempted to pressure the U.S. Justice Department to overturn the results of the 2020 election, but does include charges of conspiracy to defraud the U.S., conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy against right.
The indictment alleges that from 2014-2021, Cuellar and his wife accepted nearly $600,000 in exchange for advancing the interests of the Middle Eastern country Azerbaijan.
The charges carry maximum sentences of eight years in prison for two of them and a maximum of one year in prison for the third.
"Sleepy Joe went after the Congressman, and even the Congressman’s wonderful wife, Imelda, simply for speaking the TRUTH," President Trump said
The indictment comes two and a half years after Willis started her investigation.
The 98-page indictment alleges a broad conspiracy to overturn the Georgia election.
Kris Mayes is asking the Arizona Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that she must send the case back to a grand jury.
The senator shared the emails with Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel in a letter sent Tuesday, but publicly released the letter and email on Thursday.