Vice President Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard PenceFormer Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Pence vows for law and order everywhere Trump met with chants of protest as he pays respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg MORE said that he does not think it’s a “foregone conclusion that the House will vote to impeach” in an interview Monday.

Pence defended President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE and criticized House Democrats for how they are running the impeachment inquiry. When asked on PBS NewsHour what he thought the Senate would do if the impeachment case reaches the upper chamber, Pence responded he doesn’t think it’s definite the inquiry will reach that point.

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“I don’t take it as a foregone conclusion that the House will vote to impeach President Donald Trump,” he said.

Pence condemned the whistleblower for creating a “mischaracterized” version of Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffSchiff to subpoena top DHS official, alleges whistleblower deposition is being stonewalled Schiff claims DHS is blocking whistleblower's access to records before testimony GOP lawmakers distance themselves from Trump comments on transfer of power MORE (D-Calif.) for providing a “fabricated version” of the call during a hearing. Schiff has since said he made the comments partly in jest.

“When people read the transcript, they’ll see despite the reckless allegations of many in the media, there was no quid pro quo,” Pence said.

“As the facts all come out, I think the American people will come to understand that and I expect let their voice be heard on Capitol Hill,” he added.

The vice president also denounced the House Democrats for their handling of the inquiry, saying Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiDemocratic senator to party: 'A little message discipline wouldn't kill us' Overnight Health Care: New wave of COVID-19 cases builds in US | Florida to lift all coronavirus restrictions on restaurants, bars | Trump stirs questions with 0 drug coupon plan Overnight Defense: Appeals court revives House lawsuit against military funding for border wall | Dems push for limits on transferring military gear to police | Lawmakers ask for IG probe into Pentagon's use of COVID-19 funds MORE (D-Calif.) “unilaterally” opened the inquiry.

The House Democrats are planning to hold a vote this week on the impeachment inquiry to “ensure transparency” and “provide a clear path forward,” Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) said earlier Monday.

House Republicans protested the process of the impeachment inquiry last week by barging into a sensitive compartmented information facility where testimony for the inquiry was scheduled to occur.