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Mike Pence: “It may have been reckless, but I don't think it necessarily is criminal to take bad legal advice.”

On the recordDecember 18, 2022
It may have been reckless, but I don't think it necessarily is criminal to take bad legal advice.
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Mike Pence
Republican · Indiana

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Mike Pence comments on the legality of taking bad legal advice in relation to actions taken during the January 6 events.

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