'He was too honest': Fmr. aide to Mike Pence reacts to new details about Trump's pressure on Jan. 6

Former Vice President Mike Pence has emerged as a prominent figure in the federal indictment unveiled on Tuesday charging Former President Donald Trump with trying to overturn the 2020 election results. Pence, who repeatedly refused Trump’s demands to reject the 2020 election outcome, has since said that he chose the Constitution over Trump. But critics question why Pence wasn’t vocal sooner. Olivia Troye, former senior advisor to Pence, says he’s “let over two years of disinformation and these lies continue, and he hasn’t been strong about pushing back at [Trump].”


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#mikepence #donaldtrump #jan6

[gwcstudio]

He never went public about the plot.
He was not close to too honest; he was more like too afraid.

[schrodingersjet]

Pence loves to repeat, "I'm a Christian first, a Conservative second and a Republican third." Conspicuously absent from the list is "American".

[terrencekane]

As a public service, the Sheriff of Fulton County announced there will be no traffic near the Courthouse beginning Monday August 7th. Happy Indictment Day, America!!!🇺🇸

[wffarrell]

Not "too honest" but definitely "too late."

[michaellaraia]

You're to honest : B.S. : you wait over 2yrs.+ to do right thing great morals, best Christian values,

[PAMELAPORTER-cimr]

So, the traitor knows what "honest" means? Go figure.

[lauratroxel]

Pence should've warned the FBI when he knew what was afoot! But he did not.

[rubystone]

Let's not forget he chose not to testify before the Jan 6 committee. He had no choice to speak with the Feds.

[kaybea]

Kudos to Olivia Troye and other republicans who think like her.

[charlesmartin]

'I wished Mike Pence was more forthcoming on things (i.e. Trump) than he had been.' You mean more honest?

[lindacrowley]

Pence didn't always choose the right side!

[Killswitch-Overdrive.]

Since his campaign is going nowhere, this is Pence's new strategy, trying to be truthful.

[llluke]

DJT believes honesty is a weakness rather than strength of character.

[mile_high_topher]

Remember, Pence isn't honest, he's "too" honest to be a Trump bagman.

[marymargaretbrown]

Bull manure. A Christian has a backbone and would have stood up to the evil accusers.

[TedTennyson]

Trump telling you "You're to honest" is a low bar.

[therealdarrenlwilliams]

🤔 I'm not too quick to suddenly side with Pence. Let's not forget that up until the federal indictment was announced last week, Pence seemed to remain tacitly loyal to his former boss. I think that Pence is a coward and unfit as a candidate for the Office of the Presidency

[lydiaajohnson]

“…and we do have the vote.” If propaganda continues to gain supporters, the vote can carry us right into the hands of authoritarians without them holding a coup. The question, to me, is how do we help those infected wake up in time? I’m not asking them to agree with my politics. I just want them to know when they’re being used. I don’t want to wait for them to figure this out once we in the middle class become serfs.

[NDARYBC]

You're too honest, you need to lie more often than tell the truths...

[teacherofteachers]

I do wish some of these smart people would start considering the following and explain to folks the implications: If Trump wins in 2024, he will never leave the White House again. Never.