Mike Pence , Files Paperwork for , 2024 Presidential Candidacy. Former Vice President Mike Pence filed the paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for U.S. president on June 5. The development pits the former vice president against former President Donald Trump, . … under whom Pence served. Despite being an initial staunch defender of Trump, . … the events of Jan. 6 led to a great falling out between the two. Trump pressured the former vice president to refuse to certify Biden’ READ MORE