All posts tagged "Will Hurd"

Some of President Donald Trump’s Republican challengers have started to break from him in their initial reactions to the four felony counts he faces in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection and effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Trump’s 2016 running mate and former Vice President Mike Pence, for one, said that today’s indictment serves as an important reminder: “anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be President of the United States.”

“I will have more to say about the government’s case after reviewing the indictment,” Pence continued. “The former president is entitled to the presumption of innocence but with this indictment, his candidacy means more talk about January 6th and more distractions.”...

Former Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX), known for his more moderate stances within the Republican caucus, jumped into the race for president this week — and he is making clear that he believes former President Donald Trump betrayed the United States when he stole hundreds of highly classified national defense documents and left them lying around his Mar-a-Lago country club.

He discussed the severity of the issue with CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Thursday evening.

"You're a former CIA officer," said Collins. "As you know, Trump is accused of taking information related to the U.S. nuclear programs, our defense capabilities, weapons capabilities. If what is alleged is true, do you think he betrayed the nation?"...