Trump indictment live updates: Trump on audio talks about not declassifying information

Former Vice President Mike Pence, Donald Trump’s former running mate turned 2024 presidential campaign rival, said on “The Hugh Hewitt Show” Friday that he was unhappy about the indictment, but added that “no one is above the law.”

“I’m deeply troubled to see this indictment move forward,” Pence said.

“But let me be very clear: No one is above the law,” he added.

“We have to protect our nation’s secrets. And my only hope is, as we learn about the facts of this indictment next week, that the American people will see in this case that it would meet a high standard necessary to justify the unprecedented federal indictment of a former president of the United States by, by the current president of the United States’ Justice Department and by a potential rival,” Pence said.

With his wife Karen by his side, former Vice President Mike Pence greets diners during a visit to a Pizza Ranch restaurant on June 08, 2023 in Waukee, Iowa.

Pence also called for the indictment to be unsealed and for Attorney General Merrick Garland to address the nation.

“I think before the sun sets today, the attorney general of the United States should be standing in front of the American people, should unseal this indictment, should provide the American people with all the facts and information here. And the American people be able to judge for themselves whether this is just the latest incident of weaponization and politicization at the Justice Department or it’s something different,” he said.

When asked if FBI Director Christopher Wray “needs to go,” Pence did not respond directly but said he would “clean house” if elected president.

“Whether it’s the Justice Department or whether it’s the FBI, I think — I just think we need a whole new team. I think there’s been a, you know, literally a collapse of confidence,” Pence said.

-ABC News’ Libby Cathey and Oren Oppenheim