Former Vice President Mike Pence received thousands of donations the day after the indictment of his previous running mate, former President Donald Trump, for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
After Trump was indicted on Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., Pence's campaign received a flood of donations. A source involved with the campaign confirmed that he received over 7,400 contributions on Wednesday alone.
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Special counsel Jack Smith brought four new charges against the former president, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.
Trump arrived on Thursday at the Elijah Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington shortly after 3 p.m. for his arraignment.
Pence notably opposed the former president's plan to overturn the 2020 presidential election, maintaining that as vice president, he lacked any authority to change the election results or refuse to certify them.
After Trump was indicted in the case, Pence said in a statement, "Today's indictment serves as an important reminder: Anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be president of the United States." He has previously said he chose the Constitution over supporting Trump. He has also claimed that anyone willing to prioritize themselves over the Constitution should not be president.
However, he did emphasize that Trump should be presumed innocent, adding, "I can’t assess whether or not the government has the evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt what they assert in the indictment."
Pence's opposition to the efforts of Trump and his associates ahead of Jan. 6 is referenced throughout the 45-page indictment of the former president.
The document references a Jan. 1 phone call between the two, during which Trump chided Pence for his position that the vice president did not possess the authority to overturn the election's results at its certification. Trump is alleged to have called Pence "too honest" for this.
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His team has since embraced the label, launching new merchandise with the phrase on Thursday.
The over 7,400 donors come as Pence's team works to meet the Republican National Committee's requirements for the first GOP primary debate on Aug. 23. So far, the campaign has received more than 30,000 unique donors. The RNC requires 40,000 for qualification, a benchmark that Pence's team expects to meet by the end of next week, it told top donors on a Wednesday call.