WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - The indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump sends a "terrible message" to the world about American justice and will encourage dictators to abuse power, former Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday. Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence delivers remarks, in part addressing his opposition to a grand jury subpoena for testimony about efforts to overturn then-President Donald Trump's 2020 reelection loss, to the Coolidge Presidential Foundation conference at the Library of Congress in Washington, U.S. February 16, 2023. Trump, who is mounting a comeback bid for the presidency he lost in the 2020 election, was indicted on Thursday in New York. Pence has joined fellow Republicans and Trump's other potential 2024 rivals in condemning the indictment, calling it an "outrage." Reporting by Timothy Reid and Katharine Jackson; editing by Rami Ayyub and Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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