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Former Vice President Mike Pence pre-emptively condemned any effort by the Justice Department to charge former President Donald Trump with obstruction of justice or removal of classified information at his CNN presidential town hall in Iowa on Wednesday — and refused to say whether he would pardon his former running mate if elected president.

"This kind of action by the Department of Justice, I think, would only fuel further division in the country," said Pence. "And let me also say, I think it would also send a terrible message to the wider world. We're the emblem of democracy. We're the symbol of justice in the world. And the serious matter, which has already happened once in New York, of indicting a former President of the United States sends a terrible message to the world. I hope the DOJ thinks better of it and resolves these issues without an indictment."