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Trump indictment portrays Pence as crucial figure in special counsel's case
In the indictment, Pence is portrayed as the central figure resisting the alleged schemes to delay the transfer of power after the 2020 election.
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Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C.
In the indictment, Pence is portrayed as the central figure resisting the alleged schemes to delay the transfer of power after the 2020 election.
Special counsel Jack Smith, in announcing the charges Tuesday, called what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, an "unprecedented assault" on democracy.
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges stemming from his efforts to remain in power after losing the 2020 election.
The property manager and former valet at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club did not enter a plea to the charges on Monday.
A Georgia judge has rejected former President Donald Trump's request to block a report by a special grand jury in Fulton County.
The PAC, which had raised over $100 million by early 2022, has run through most of its funds and had just $3.7 million in cash on hand at the end of June.
The president said he and the first lady "only want what is best for all of our grandchildren, including Navy."
The government said it is "particularly striking that he seeks permission to do so in the very location at which he is charged with willfully retaining the documents charged in this case."
Trump now faces eight counts related to alleged attempts to obstruct the Justice Department's investigation in the case involving documents with classified markings discovered at Mar-a-Lago.
A third defendant was also added in the case: Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira.
The Florida governor also insisted he's "not picking a fight" with GOP Rep. Byron Donalds over school curriculum on slavery.
The 90-year-old senator has about 18 months left in her term.
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The former president and his allies are bracing for the possibility of his third indictment.
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