JD Vance on Government Ethics

JD Vance

Role at the time: Vice President of the United States, speaking to reporters in Ohio

Statement summary

Vice President JD Vance said the claims against Guilfoyle were allegations that should not be judged in the court of public opinion, said it would be absurd to declare her guilty on the basis of messages or one person's account, and said people should face consequences if something bad happened.

“Look, these are allegations, and what I always say is: we don’t try people in the court of public opinion. We try people in a court of law ... You don’t take messages that people allegedly had between one person or another, or one person’s story, and say, ‘Oh, because of that, Kimberly Guilfoyle is, is guilty.’ I think that’s absurd ... Let’s actually see what the facts are. Let’s see what the truth is. ... And obviously, if there was something bad that happened, then people have to suffer consequences for it”