Mike Pence faced a firestorm of criticism three years ago after signing a "religious freedom" law critics decried as anti-gay. It's unclear how many of Pence's emails are being withheld, including those sent from a private AOL.com email address he used to conduct state business. Days earlier, Pence had signed the initial version of the law during a closed door ceremony that included several well-known social conservative activists. Amid the criticism, Pence received emails of encouragement from across the country, urging him to stand his ground. Randi Riley from Edgewater, Florida, wrote that Pence raised "the white flag of surrender to a ruthless horde of sexual jihadists."

Source: ABC News March 28, 2018 19:18 UTC