RNC resolution citing Jan. 6 as 'legitimate political discourse' misconstrued: Pence

He said it refers to a "whole range of people" investigated by the House probe.

Former Vice President Mike Pence has defended the Republican National Committee censure of GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, arguing that the resolution referring to Jan. 6 as "legitimate political discourse" was misconstrued.

During the Q&A portion of an appearance Thursday evening with Stanford University students, Pence asserted that he believes the committee's reference to "citizens who engaged in legitimate political discourse" referred to "a whole range of people that have been set upon" by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in an effort to overturn the 2020 election.

"I just don't know too many people around the country, including my friends at the RNC and the chairman of the Republican National Committee who have any different views than it was a tragic day," Pence said. He also added that "the people that ransacked the Capitol were wrong should be held to account in the law."

Pence also touched on how he and former President Donald Trump may never see "eye to eye" on what happened on Jan. 6, but also how he was proud of the work he and Trump accomplished together.