Mike Pence says FBI search of Trump’s home raises ‘deep concern,’ urges Garland to explain

Pence, who appears to be considering a future presidential run, said in February that he thinks “Trump is wrong” to believe the vice president could unilaterally reject the presidential election results.

“And frankly, there is no idea more un-American than the notion that any one person could choose the American president,” the former vice president said.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, another Republican whose relationship with Trump has soured, was noticeably silent on the raid as of Tuesday afternoon.

But many of Trump’s GOP allies showed outrage toward the Justice Department after Monday’s search and suggested politics motivated the raid.

“I’ve seen enough,” said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in a statement Monday night. The DOJ “has reached an intolerable state of weaponized politicization,” he said.

McCarthy vowed to investigate the department and “leave no stone unturned” after the November midterm elections, when Republicans could win control of the House.

“Attorney General Garland, preserve your documents and clear your calendar,” his statement added.

Other vocal Trump supporters in Congress echoed McCarthy.

“If the FBI can raid a U.S. President, imagine what they can do to you,” tweeted House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik of New York.

“Launching such an investigation of a former president this close to an election is beyond problematic,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.

Both Republican U.S. senators from Florida, Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, accused the Biden administration of persecuting political enemies.

Article source: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/09/pence-says-trump-raid-by-fbi-raises-concern-presses-garland.html