Posted on 02/02/23
| News Source: The Hill
The FBI is planning to conduct a search of former Vice President Mike Pence’s residence in Indiana for additional classified documents in the upcoming days, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
People familiar with the matter told the Journal that Justice Department (DOJ) officials are discussing when to schedule the search with Pence’s legal team.
Documents containing classified markings were found at Pence’s home last month and transferred to the National Archives after Pence’s team notified officials of them. Pence’s attorney said the former vice president was “unaware” that any classified or sensitive records were present at his address.
Pence said in an interview with Fox News after the disclosure that he takes “full responsibility” for the documents being at his home.
The FBI declined to comment, deferring to the DOJ. The Hill has reached out to the DOJ and a spokesperson for Pence for comment.
The report comes after the FBI completed a search of President Biden’s property at Rehoboth Beach, Del., on Wednesday and found no additional documents there.
Documents carrying classified markings were found at Biden’s residence in Wilmington and his old office at the Penn Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington, D.C. The materials come from his time as vice president.
The search of the Rehoboth Beach home happened with agreement from Biden, and the Journal reported that the search of Pence’s home would be similar.
A person close to Pence told the Journal that his legal team believes their search of the property was exhaustive and does not think any classified documents remain.