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WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. lawmaker Jamie Raskin, a member of the House of Representatives panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, said on Sunday he expected former Vice President Mike Pence to testify voluntarily before the committee.

"I would hope he would come forward and testify about what happened," Raskin said on Pence's potential testimony in an interview to CBS News.

"In no one's case is a subpoena out of question, but I would assume he is going to come forward and testify voluntarily," he added when asked about whether the committee was likely to issue a subpoena for Pence.

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Pence has said he thinks former President Donald Trump was wrong to believe the former vice president had the power to reverse the outcome of the 2020 election. The election results were being certified by Pence and lawmakers when the Capitol was attacked by supporters of Trump, a Republican, after weeks of false claims by the former president that he had won the vote. read more

Pence said in August that he would consider testifying before the committee if asked but added later that he also considered the Jan. 6 committee to have "a partisan taint."

The panel held eight hearings over six weeks, which wrapped up in July and featured hours of testimony from close Trump allies and former White House staff. read more

The hearings were intended to lay out a case that Trump violated the law as he tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power from one president to the next. The panel has said it plans to push its investigation further in the coming weeks.

Raskin added that Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, should also testify.

The justice's wife is active in conservative political circles and has said she attended a rally by Trump outside the White House before his supporters marched on the Capitol to try to block certification of Democrat Joe Biden's election win. read more

The Washington Post had reported earlier that the Jan. 6 committee obtained emails between Ginni Thomas and attorney John Eastman, who had advised Trump that Pence could thwart formal congressional certification of Trump's loss. Her lawyer, Mark R. Paoletta, said she had no role in the Jan. 6 attack and never discussed election litigation strategy with Eastman.

"I would say she has relevant testimony to render and she should come forward and give it", Raskin said on Sunday.

The Democratic lawmaker added he was "speaking only as one member" of the committee.

In June, Ginni Thomas expressed eagerness to speak with the panel but her lawyer later said the committee should provide a better justification for why her testimony was relevant. read more

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Marc Short, a top aide to former Vice President Mike Pence, is wary of the FBI investigation into former President Donald Trump's handling of White House records and the legal team defending the former president.

Like many Republicans, Short believes a politicized FBI acted with harsh law enforcement tactics to obtain records in Trump's possession while former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received comparatively lenient treatment during the 2016 investigation of her email server.

"Hillary Clinton was wrong to transfer those documents and President Trump likely should not have been in possession of those documents. I don't think that's too far of a stretch for a rational person to say," Short said. "How do we move to a position where we're actually having a raid on the former president's home?...I think there has to be continued transparency on the part of DOJ here."

The Justice Department's filing on Tuesday indicated investigators made several efforts to retrieve documents from Trump's Mar-a-Lago home through less intrusive means, but later learned there were more records, although a Trump attorney affirmed a "diligent" sweep of the estate had been completed.

Short told CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett on "The Takeout" Wednesday that the ex-president is being ill-served by his legal counsel. "I think one of the more troubling aspects of disclosures (on Tuesday) was misrepresentations by the president's lawyers in documents to the FBI. And there's a big difference between playing a lawyer on TV and actually being the sound lawyer advising the former president." Short noted the president has since expanded his legal team,adding former Florida solicitor general Chris Kise.

Before serving as Pence's chief of staff, Short was the top White House liaison to Capitol Hill under Trump. He participated in several classified briefings with the then-president and did not consider Trump "reckless" with sensitive documents.

Short said there was a process for White House staff "that you signed out and returned" classified material so there was a paper trail.

When Pence left the White House, Short said White House lawyers returned classified documents to their proper place and all other materials were sent to the archives. "I have no knowledge of (Pence) being in possession of any of those documents upon his completion of service," Short said.

Short still works alongside the former vice president and said if Pence decides to run for president in 2024, he won't announce a campaign until next year. Pence will spend the next several months campaigning for likeminded Republicans ahead of the midterms. His memoir, published by a division of ViacomCBS, is scheduled for release on Nov. 15.

Pence and Short were together on Jan. 6, 2021 during the Capitol riot. They took refuge in a parking lot beneath the complex and refused to evacuate, amid mob calls to "Hang Mike Pence" and false presidential claims that Pence could somehow overturn the 2020 election results.

Short said Trump and Pence had some "reconciliatory conversations" following Jan. 6, but those ended in 2021 because the former president continued to assert Pence "had some extraordinary power to overturn an election."

Whether Pence runs in 2024, Short said, won't depend on whether Trump is a declared candidate.

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Two potential contenders for the next race for the Republican presidential nomination return this month to New Hampshire, the state that for a century held the first primary in the race for the White House.

And another possible GOP presidential contender is making his first stop in the early voting state this cycle.

Former Vice President Mike Pence will headline a fundraiser in Wilton, New Hampshire, on Sept. 14 the day after primary day in the crucial battleground state for whoever wins the GOP Senate nomination in the race to challenge former governor and first-term Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan. The race in New Hampshire is one of a handful across the country that may determine if the Republicans win back the Senate majority in Novembers midterm elections.

And six days later on Sept. 20, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will headline the latest edition of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics "Politics and Eggs." The speaking series at St. Anselm College, just west of Manchester, has been a must-stop for nearly a quarter-century for actual and potential White House hopefuls of both major parties. Fox News last week was the first to report word of both the Pence and Pompeo trips.

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Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at "Politics and Eggs" at St. Anselm College's New Hampshire Institute of Politics, on Aug. 17, 2022, in Goffstown, New Hampshire. (Fox News)

Pence is no stranger to New Hampshire. Hes already made four trips to the state since the end of former President Donald Trumps administration early last year. During his last visit to the Granite State, he headlined "Politics and Eggs," which kicked off a jam-packed day that ended north of the notches at two gatherings in New Hampshires North Country for local Republican lawmakers, candidates and officials.

Two days after his August stop in New Hampshire, Pence made a busy two-day swing through Iowa, whose caucuses have led off the presidential nominating calendar for half a century. The former vice presidents itinerary included another must-stop for White House hopefuls: a visit to the Iowa State Fair.

Pence has also made multiple stops over the past year and a half in South Carolina, which holds the third contest and first southern primary in the Republican presidential nominating calendar.

Pompeo, the former congressman from Kansas who served as CIA director and later Americas top diplomat during the Trump administration, has also been a frequent visitor to the early voting primary and caucus states. And both have told Fox News and other organizations that theyll make their decisions regarding 2024 after the midterm elections.

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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo keynotes the Hillsborough County GOP's annual Lincoln-Reagan fundraising dinner, in Manchester, New Hampshire, on April 7, 2022. (Fox News)

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, hasn't made as many trips to early voting states as Pence and Pompeo, but the conservative firebrand heads this week to New Hampshire on a 2022 mission that will also spark more speculation about his national ambitions in 2024.

Cruz will travel to the crucial general election battleground state to campaign with Republican candidate Karoline Leavitt at a get-out-the-vote rally on Thusday, which was first reported by Fox News this weekend.

Leavitt, a 25-year-old veteran of the Trump White House press shop, is currently one of the co-front-runners in the Sept. 13 Republican primary in New Hampshires First Congressional District, which has long been a highly contested swing House district.

Cruz, who was runner-up to Trump in the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, last month made stops in Iowa to headline a fundraiser for longtime GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley, whos running for re-election this year. And he also traveled to Nevada, which votes fourth in the GOP primary and caucus schedule, where Cruz spoke in support of former state Attorney General Adam Laxalt, the 2022 Senate nominee in the key battleground state.

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GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas speaks at the annual Basque Fry hosted by former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, the 2022 Republican Senate nominee, on Aug. 13, 2022, in Gardnerville, Nevada. (Sen. Ted Cruz)

Cruz, like Pence, Pompeo and other potential White House hopefuls, has been crisscrossing the country this year on behalf of fellow Republicans running in the midterms.

While the official starting gun in the next White House race doesnt fire until after Novembers elections, early visits by Pence, Pompeo and a slew of other potential GOP presidential contenders have been underway since early last year.

"I think the race is already on," New Hampshire Institute of Politics executive director Neil Levesque told Fox News. "The race to replace to Joe Biden is full steam ahead."

"Theyre coming up and their themes and messages are getting out there," Levesque noted. "Its not a game changer overnight. Its a slow process where people gain activists, friends, earned media, and it all ties in and pays off during those early primaries" in 2024.

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Hogan back in New Hampshire

Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Md., stopped in New Hampshire last week, his second visit this summer.

Hogan, who is term-limited and cannot run for re-election in blue state Maryland, has been crisscrossing the country in recent months on behalf of fellow Republicans on the ballot in November. He stopped in the Granite State to headline a fundraiser for GOP state lawmakers.

GOP Govs. Larry Hogan of Maryland, right, and Chris Sununu of New Hampshire at a fundraiser for Republican state representatives, on Aug. 30, 2022, in Manchester. (An America United)

The governors latest trip to New Hampshire came two weeks after he stopped in Iowa, on a two-day swing that included a visit to the state fair.

Hogan told Fox News last month that he would potentially launch a 2024 Republican presidential campaign if he sees "theres a possible road to victory, that theres a lane and I have an opportunity."

On Tuesday, asked about his latest visits to the early voting states, the governor said, "We've been to probably 15 different states. Sure, Iowa and New Hampshire are obviously very important states in the 2024 race."

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"But I really am out here in New Hampshire trying to help the House Republican caucus and make sure that the Republicans can maintain their state legislative control," he said. "Ive been traveling around helping gubernatorial candidates and Senate candidates and congressional candidates where I think I can make a difference."

Hogan told Fox News that he looks forward to returning to New Hampshire in the autumn to help campaign for the GOPs nominees in the general election.

Biden vs. Trump

If you need more proof that Americans arent looking forward to a potential rematch of the 2020 presidential election between President Biden and Trump in 2024, check out the Quinnipiac national poll released this past week.

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By a 62%-33% margin, those questioned in the survey said they didnt want to see Trump run in 2024. And by a 67%-26% margin, the public didnt want the president to seek re-election.

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The one difference more than seven in ten Republicans surveyed said theyd like to see Trump launch another presidential campaign, while Democrats by a narrow 47%-43% wanted Biden to run for a second term.

If they do run, a Wall Street Journal poll released Thursday suggested Biden holding the advantage in the hypothetical matchup with 50% of registered voters nationwide saying they would definitely or probably vote for the president, and 44% saying the same of Trump.

Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in New Hampshire.

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New "The View" co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin said Monday she hopes to represent former President Trump's voters in the ABC show's Republican seat, although she has become one of his staunchest critics and hopes he never returns to the White House.

"I'm a millennial and I worked in the Trump administration," she said on ABC's "Good Morning America" in a segment previewing the show's upcoming season. "I've also since criticized the former president, but I still want to be a voice for the 74 million Americans who voted for him, and kind of tell them, from my experience, here's why I won't support him again, but here's what a future Republican Party can and should look like. So that's really what I'm hoping to meet the audience with."

Griffin held a number of key positions in the Trump administration, including Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary, Pentagon press secretary and White House communications director. Griffin resigned in December 2020, expressing pride in her time in the administration in her departing letter. Since Trump left office, Griffin has spoken out strongly against his stolen 2020 election rhetoric and become one of many Republican critics of Trump with lofty media perches.

Alyssa Farah Griffin previewed the upcoming season of "The View" on Monday. (Screenshot/ABC/TheView)

Earlier this year, she said, "As somebody who regrettably worked for Donald Trump, I do not want to see that man ever be president again." She has said some family members, including her father, skipped her wedding over her stance against Trump. Some liberals like MSNBC's Tiffany Cross have fumed at her selection by ABC due to ever being in the Trump orbit.

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"The View" kicks off its new season Tuesday. Griffin noted Hillary and Chelsea Clinton would be among the guests this week to promote their docu-series, calling the younger Clinton "fabulous" and adding "as a Republican," she was excited to question the elder Clinton.

"The View" may have two Republican spots now, but they are hardly reflective of their fellow party members, which polls show remain broadly supportive of Trump.

The other new "View" position announced last month went to Ana Navarro, who, while nominally a Republican, espouses liberal positions nearly across the board and openly supports President Biden and Democrats. She even worked for Biden's Latino outreach in Florida in 2020.

"There's a whole host of nuance in between both of the parties," Griffin said of her and Navarro, who are also both CNN commentators.

New "The View" co-hosts Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro are strongly anti-Trump Republicans.

Griffin was selected for a seat on "The View" after making dozens of guest appearances over the past year as the show lacked a permanent right-leaning co-host. Former conservative co-host Meghan McCain quit the show last July, citing in part the toxic treatment she says she endured from figures like liberal co-host Joy Behar.

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Griffin joked Monday she was sometimes scared of her but added Behar was good at cracking jokes to lighten the mood. McCain has said Behar's treatment of her contributed to her leaving the show.

In her guest appearances to date, while sitting in the token conservative chair, Griffin has been far more deferential to her liberal colleagues than McCain, who regularly irked left-leaning viewers as she clashed with Behar, Whoopi Goldberg and others.

Griffin, who describes herself as a national security conservative, suggested Monday the show will be more genial with her at the table.

Alyssa Farah Griffin joked Monday she's sometimes frightened of "The View" co-host Joy Behar. (Screenshot/ABC/TheView)

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"As a Republican, the table skews to the left. I'm not going in trying to change everyone's mind," she said. "Merely to show the other viewpoint, show how nearly half the country sees some of these issues."

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IVAN RAIKLIN: Let me give you a little context. So back in so that you understand how deep I was in this. And the radical left media is going to hear this for the first time. On November 5, I happened to go up to Philadelphia to kind of observe what the campaign was doing in terms of their legal strategy. And theres a video out there where I bumped into one of the poll observers that were on the inside that was kicked out, one of the Trump campaign poll observers. And he said that there were a lot of people coming in with backpacks, youve probably seen that video, it went kind of viral a few weeks ago. Im the guy taking the video and theyre listening to this guy kind of testify. So I went up there, observed whats going on legally. Thats where I met Dan Cox, he was working it. Hes now the candidate for governor in Maryland, America First guy. And a couple of other people. You know, Corey Lewandowski was up there, Pam Bondi was up there, [Rudy] Giuliani was up there.

So I came in kind of, I think the next day or so, to try to assess whats going on. And I noticed that there wasnt the campaign nor the presidency was really putting out the message of how an election occurs. We all know now, but there wasnt this counter-narrative to, Oh, this elections over. Instead, it was just no one was putting it out. So thats when I took to Twitter and started really doing a deep dive on how we can still remedy this going into January 6. I get the retweet by general, the president, etc. Thankfully, I get a bigger voice.

So now Im putting out these paths to be able to fix it. And I dont know how much I think, Zak, you said you saw, like, some of that strategy?

ZAK PAINE (HOST): I did, yes.

RAIKLIN: What needs to be done in the Congress, at the executive branch, etc., etc. One of the components, one of the biggest components in everything we do in this ecosystem, is the court of public opinion. When the court of public opinion, via the mainstream media, says that an election is over, most of your staff in the White House, most of your campaign staff, believe it, and now they give up. And we saw that. And so you had outside people like me, you guys, everybody basically saying, This aint over. The election ends on January 6, if its done, you know, legitimately, theres other remedies afterwards. So, I was going day by day, giving all the different components. I was on X22 [Report] and I kind of laid all of that stuff out.

And then as we approach January 6, the last lawful way to apply pressure on the Congress at that point was to convince them that they are now under a duty to object. And the way that I was doing it is that memo clearly articulated it not only to the president or Vice President Pence in December. When he failed to do that, in my opinion, he now is complicit in the constitutional violations, along with those at the precinct, county, and secretary of state level for certifying those illegal elections. And now it rests on the courts are not supposed to be involved in this entire process. This is not a legal construct. Its a legislative state process and a congressional process. So by the time it got to the Congress, I was contacting everybody I knew in Congress. Hey, Congressman So-And-So. You want me to name names?

PAINE: Sure. Feel free.

RAIKLIN: Hey, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, incoming. Hey, Congressman Mo Brooks. Hey, Congressman Ben Cline. Hey, Congressman Mike Waltz. Hey, Congressman Jim Jordan. And so on and so on. I told them, You dont have to you dont have to know anything about fraud, illegal machines, the networks, the Chinese, this and that. All you have to convince yourself of is that the states conducted their election not according to their election law. Hey, Congressman whats his name? From North Carolina. In the wheelchair.

PAINE: Im drawing a blank. Yeah. The young guy who they kicked out. Madison Cawthorn.

RAIKLIN: Madison Cawthorn. Good, I got it first.

So were getting this out. The left realizes it, that we now have the momentum. And so what do they do? They start to block, cancel, tackle. LinkedIn blocks my analysis of the Electoral Count Act in the Constitution. I get blocked. I get blocked on Instagram. I get blocked on Twitter, right? Because they used to say they say that, Oh no, the elections over. Those are thats false information. And then I say, No, thats not false. I'm actually just citing the Electoral Count Act.

Anyhow, we move forward into January 6. On January 5, we had like 100-and-almost-50 Congress members that were going to object, 12 senators. And so were in this predicament on January 6 at 1:02 p.m. Pence puts out a tweet saying that, Oh, I cant unilaterally do anything. Well, no one argued you could do it unilaterally. At least, I mean, I didnt. No one in my circles. And he went ahead and what did he do instead? He unilaterally denied 90% of Congress from participating in the objections.

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