Transcript for Pence not to be charged over classified docs: DOJ
TONIGHT. ROB, THANK YOU. NEXT
TONIGHT, HERE WE HAVE NEW
TONIGHT, HERE WE HAVE NEW
REPORTING ON FORMER PRESIDENT
REPORTING ON FORMER PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S HANDLING OF HIGHLY
TRUMP'S HANDLING OF HIGHLY
CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS. ABC NEWS
CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS. ABC NEWS
HAS LEARNED THAT DONALD TRUMP'S
HAS LEARNED THAT DONALD TRUMP'S
LAWYERS WERE UNABLE TO FIND THAT
LAWYERS WERE UNABLE TO FIND THAT
SENSITIVE DOCUMENT TRUMP WAS
SENSITIVE DOCUMENT TRUMP WAS
ALLEGEDLY HEARD ON A RECORDING
ALLEGEDLY HEARD ON A RECORDING
SAYING HE KEPT AFTER LEAVING THE
SAYING HE KEPT AFTER LEAVING THE
WHITE HOUSE ABOUT A POTENTIAL US
WHITE HOUSE ABOUT A POTENTIAL US
ATTACK ON IRAN DURING THE TRUMP
ATTACK ON IRAN DURING THE TRUMP
YEARS. HERE'S OUR CHIEF JUSTICE
YEARS. HERE'S OUR CHIEF JUSTICE
CORRESPONDENT, PIERRE THOMAS
CORRESPONDENT, PIERRE THOMAS
TONIGHT. TONIGHT ABC NEWS
TONIGHT. TONIGHT ABC NEWS
LEARNING OF A SURPRISING NEW
LEARNING OF A SURPRISING NEW
CONCERN ABOUT FORMER PRESIDENT
CONCERN ABOUT FORMER PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S HANDLING OF CLASSIFIED
TRUMP'S HANDLING OF CLASSIFIED
DOCUMENTS. S SPECIFICALLY ONE
DOCUMENTS. S SPECIFICALLY ONE
ABOUT THE US POSSIBLY ATTACKING
ABOUT THE US POSSIBLY ATTACKING
IRAN DURING HIS ADMINISTRATION.
IRAN DURING HIS ADMINISTRATION.
AFTER AN AUDIO RECORDING OF THE
AFTER AN AUDIO RECORDING OF THE
FORMER PRESIDENT SURFACED FROM
FORMER PRESIDENT SURFACED FROM
JULY 2021 SAYING HE KEPT A
JULY 2021 SAYING HE KEPT A
SENSITIVE MILITARY DOCUMENT
SENSITIVE MILITARY DOCUMENT
AFTER LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE.
AFTER LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE.
ABC NEWS LEARNED THAT THE
ABC NEWS LEARNED THAT THE
SPECIAL COUNSEL CALLED ON
SPECIAL COUNSEL CALLED ON
TRUMP'S ATTORNEY TO PRODUCE IT,
TRUMP'S ATTORNEY TO PRODUCE IT,
BUT HIS ATTORNEYS, ACCORDING TO
BUT HIS ATTORNEYS, ACCORDING TO
SOURCES, WERE UNABLE TO FIND IT.
SOURCES, WERE UNABLE TO FIND IT.
A TOWN HALL MEETING IN IOWA
A TOWN HALL MEETING IN IOWA
OVERNIGHT. TRUMP WAS DISMISSIVE.
OVERNIGHT. TRUMP WAS DISMISSIVE.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT IT. ALL I KNOW IS THIS
ABOUT IT. ALL I KNOW IS THIS
EVERY THING I DID WAS RIGHT. WE
EVERY THING I DID WAS RIGHT. WE
HAVE THE PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS
HAVE THE PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS
ACT, WHICH I ABIDED BY 100. I
ACT, WHICH I ABIDED BY 100. I
HAVE THE RIGHT TO DECLASSIFY AS
HAVE THE RIGHT TO DECLASSIFY AS
PRESIDENT. BUT TRUMP BROUGHT
PRESIDENT. BUT TRUMP BROUGHT
HUNDREDS OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS
HUNDREDS OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS
TO MAR A LAGO HAGGLING WITH THE
TO MAR A LAGO HAGGLING WITH THE
NATIONAL ARCHIVES FOR MONTHS,
NATIONAL ARCHIVES FOR MONTHS,
HANDING OVER DOCUMENTS
HANDING OVER DOCUMENTS
RELUCTANTLY, HE EVENTUALLY
RELUCTANTLY, HE EVENTUALLY
FACING A SUBPOENA. AND WHEN FBI
FACING A SUBPOENA. AND WHEN FBI
AGENTS GOT A TIP, HE HAD STILL
AGENTS GOT A TIP, HE HAD STILL
MORE DOCUMENTS, EVEN AFTER HIS
MORE DOCUMENTS, EVEN AFTER HIS
ATTORNEY SAID THEY'D PRODUCED
ATTORNEY SAID THEY'D PRODUCED
EVERYTHING THEY TOOK THE
EVERYTHING THEY TOOK THE
DRAMATIC STEP OF SEARCHING HIS
DRAMATIC STEP OF SEARCHING HIS
HOME, FINDING MORE THAN 100
HOME, FINDING MORE THAN 100
HIGHLY SENSITIVE PAPERS, SOURCES
HIGHLY SENSITIVE PAPERS, SOURCES
TELLING ABC NEWS TRUMP'S ACTIONS
TELLING ABC NEWS TRUMP'S ACTIONS
STAND IN CONTRAST TO THAT OF
STAND IN CONTRAST TO THAT OF
MIKE PENCE, WHO WAS JUST TODAY
MIKE PENCE, WHO WAS JUST TODAY
CLEARED OF POSSIBLY MISHANDLING
CLEARED OF POSSIBLY MISHANDLING
CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS AS WELL
CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS AS WELL
UPON DISCOVERING THEM IN HIS
UPON DISCOVERING THEM IN HIS
INDIANA HOME. PENCE'S TEAM
INDIANA HOME. PENCE'S TEAM
ALERTED AUTHORITIES IMMEDIATELY
ALERTED AUTHORITIES IMMEDIATELY
AND ALLOWED THEM TO SEARCH
AND ALLOWED THEM TO SEARCH
WITHOUT A WARRANT. THOSE
WITHOUT A WARRANT. THOSE
CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS SHOULD NOT
CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS SHOULD NOT
HAVE BEEN IN MY PERSONAL
HAVE BEEN IN MY PERSONAL
RESIDENCE. MISTAKES WERE MADE.
RESIDENCE. MISTAKES WERE MADE.
IT WAS AN EMBARRASSING MOMENT
IT WAS AN EMBARRASSING MOMENT
BECAUSE JUST WEEKS BEFORE HERE'S
BECAUSE JUST WEEKS BEFORE HERE'S
WHAT MIKE PENCE TOLD DAVID. LET
WHAT MIKE PENCE TOLD DAVID. LET
ME ASK YOU, AS WE SIT HERE IN
ME ASK YOU, AS WE SIT HERE IN
YOUR HOME OFFICE IN INDIANA, DID
YOUR HOME OFFICE IN INDIANA, DID
YOU TAKE ANY CLASSIFIED
YOU TAKE ANY CLASSIFIED
DOCUMENTS WITH YOU FROM THE
DOCUMENTS WITH YOU FROM THE
WHITE HOUSE? I DID NOT. DO YOU
WHITE HOUSE? I DID NOT. DO YOU
SEE ANY REASON FOR ANYONE IN TO
SEE ANY REASON FOR ANYONE IN TO
TAKE CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS WITH
TAKE CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS WITH
THEM LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE?
THEM LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE?
WELL, THERE'D BE NO REASON TO
WELL, THERE'D BE NO REASON TO
HAVE CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS,
HAVE CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS,
PARTICULARLY IF THEY WERE IN AN
PARTICULARLY IF THEY WERE IN AN
UNPROTECTED AREA. AFTER THE
UNPROTECTED AREA. AFTER THE
DISCOVERY. PENCE SAYING IT WAS
DISCOVERY. PENCE SAYING IT WAS
AN UNINTENTIONAL ERROR. AND
AN UNINTENTIONAL ERROR. AND
TONIGHT, FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS,
TONIGHT, FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS,
IT SEEMS, WOULD AGREE THE
IT SEEMS, WOULD AGREE THE
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TELLING HIS
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TELLING HIS
ATTORNEYS IN A LETTER REVIEWED
ATTORNEYS IN A LETTER REVIEWED
BY ABC NEWS THAT THE
BY ABC NEWS THAT THE
INVESTIGATION HAD BEEN CLOSED
INVESTIGATION HAD BEEN CLOSED
WITHOUT ANY NEED FOR
WITHOUT ANY NEED FOR
PROSECUTION. THAT'S GOOD NEWS
PROSECUTION. THAT'S GOOD NEWS
FOR PENCE, WHO IS SET TO
FOR PENCE, WHO IS SET TO
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE HIS CAMPAIGN
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE HIS CAMPAIGN
FOR THE WHITE HOUSE NEXT WEEK.
FOR THE WHITE HOUSE NEXT WEEK.
AS FOR CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS
AS FOR CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS
DISCOVERED IN PRESIDENT BIDEN'S
DISCOVERED IN PRESIDENT BIDEN'S
HOME AND OFFICES, THAT REMAINS
HOME AND OFFICES, THAT REMAINS
UNDER INVESTIGATION BY ANOTHER
UNDER INVESTIGATION BY ANOTHER
SPECIAL COUNSEL, DAVID
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