Vance says "selling access to the White House" is "disgusting"

Vice President JD Vance said anyone who trades access to the White House for money deserves to face penalties, calling the practice disgusting and despicable. He made the remark in a CBS News interview conducted in Michigan, ahead of a broadcast set for Saturday, under three weeks before the midterm elections.

Anchor Tony Dokoupil raised recent news coverage, among it reports on large cryptocurrency profits for President Donald Trump and the removal of Kimberly Guilfoyle as U.S. ambassador to Greece. The allegations against Guilfoyle involve asking a person who wanted assistance from the administration to send her $100,000. Vance said he prefers to reach conclusions from established facts rather than from an individual news story. Guilfoyle denies wrongdoing, and Trump has rejected claims of conflicts of interest.

Dokoupil also noted that congressional Democrats say they will open investigations of the administration should they win the House or Senate, which would put them in charge of committees and give them subpoena power over officials. Asked whether the administration would comply with such subpoenas, Vance answered that he would, adding that the administration obeys the law.

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