Mike Pence had repeatedly stated that he had no classified documents in his possession.
© Kyle Mazza / ANADOLU AGENCY / Anadolu Agency via AFP
Mike Pence’s lawyer discovered last week a dozen confidential documents at the home of the former vice president, at work from 2017 to 2021 within the Trump administration. Several sources familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN having found papers classified as “secret defense” in his “ New Carmel’s house in Indiana, and the surrender of these to the FBI. In the process, the intelligence service, the National Security Division of the Department of Justice and Congress launched investigations to understand how these White House archives could have landed in his residence. ” Mike Pence informed us today of the discovery of classified documents in his Indiana home and agrees to cooperate fully with the investigations of Congress “, in particular declared Tuesday in a press release the Republican elected representative of the House of Representatives, James Comer, who supervises the parliamentary investigation opened after the discovery of files of this same nature at Joe Biden.
In a letter addressed to CNN, Mr. Greg Jacob, Mike Pence’s lawyer, detailed having found at his client’s ” a small number of documents marked confidential boxed and inadvertently transported to the former vice president’s home at the end of the previous administration “. The classified material was stored in boxes, first sent to Mike Pence’s temporary home in Virginia before being moved to Indiana, sources told US media. The boxes were not placed in a secure area, but they were covered with tape and would not have been opened since they were closed, the lawyer added.
Read also – United States: the White House announces the discovery of new confidential documents at Joe Biden
He was “unaware”
« Former Vice President Pence was unaware of the existence of sensitive or classified documents in his personal residence. He understands the high importance of protecting sensitive and classified information and stands ready and willing to cooperate fully with the National Archives and any appropriate investigation. “, is it specified, without disclosing the level of confidentiality of this data.
According to his legal team, Mike Pence, who had repeatedly stated that he had no confidential documents in his possession, had himself ordered a search of his belongings after previous discoveries made at President Joe Biden’s home. Through ” precaution ».
