Mike Pence Breaks With Trump Over Jan. 6 Compensation Fund

Trump has long defended many Jan. 6 participants, referring to them as “patriots” and “hostages,” while critics have argued many were violent rioters who attacked police officers and disrupted the certification of the 2020 presidential election.

After returning to office, Trump issued pardons and commutations to hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants.

Pence has consistently drawn a sharp distinction between peaceful Trump supporters and those who engaged in violence that day.