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MIKE PENCE Published January 24, 2023 12:04pm EST
Vice President Mike Pence discovered classified documents in Indiana home
Pence informed Congress Tuesday he found documents bearing classified markings in his Indiana home on Jan. 16
Kelly Laco By Kelly Laco | Fox News
Vice President Mike Pence informed Congress Tuesday that he discovered documents bearing classified markings in his Carmel, Indiana, home on Jan. 16 from his time as vice president.
Following the revelations that classified documents from President Biden's tenure as vice president were found at the Penn Biden Center think tank and Wilmington, Delaware, the vice president's team conducted searches of Pence's Indiana home and the office of his political advocacy group, Advancing American Freedom.
Vice President Mike Pence will inform Congress Tuesday that he discovered classified documents in his Carmel, Indiana, home on Jan. 16.
Vice President Mike Pence will inform Congress Tuesday that he discovered classified documents in his Carmel, Indiana, home on Jan. 16. (Thos Robinson/Getty Images for The New York Times)
According to his team, Pence informed the National Archives on Jan. 18 of a small number of potential classified documents found in two small boxes. Another two boxes contained copies of vice presidential papers. The National Archives then informed the FBI per standard procedure.
Pence attorney Greg Jacob wrote on Jan. 18 to Acting Director Kate Dillon McClure of the White House Liaison Division National Archives and Records Administration to inform her of the papers "containing classified markings."
After the documents with classified markings were discovered, they were immediately put into a safe, according to the Pence team.
The documents were collected by the FBI at Pence's home in Carmel, Indiana, on Thursday evening, Jan. 19. Pence was in Washington, D.C. for the annual March for Life when the FBI collected the documents.
After the documents with classified markings were discovered, they were immediately put into a safe, according to the Pence team.
After the documents with classified markings were discovered, they were immediately put into a safe, according to the Pence team. (John Lamparski)
Pence's team said that although the documents bear classified markings, the Department of Justice or the agency that issues the documents will need to make a final determination on whether the documents are considered classified or not.
According to Pence's attorney Greg Jacob in a letter to Chief Operating Officer William "Jay" Bosanko of the National Archives and Records Administration on Jan. 22, the DOJ departed from its standard procedures that it ran with Biden, when it requested direct possession of the documents on Jan. 19.
Pence's team said that although the documents bear classified markings, the Department of Justice or the agency that issues the documents will need to make a final determination on whether the documents are considered classified or not.
Pence's team said that although the documents bear classified markings, the Department of Justice or the agency that issues the documents will need to make a final determination on whether the documents are considered classified or not. ((Santiago Mejia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images))
Other documents that were not identified as potential classified documents were driven from Indiana to the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
No classified docs were found at Pence's Advancing American Freedom office.
The House Oversight Committee confirmed to Fox News Digital that Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., was notified by Pence's team Tuesday regarding the discovery of classified documents in his personal residence.
"Former Vice President Mike Pence reached out today about classified documents found at his home in Indiana," Comer said in a statement. "He has agreed to fully cooperate with congressional oversight and any questions we have about the matter. Former Vice President Pence’s transparency stands in stark contrast to Biden White House staff who continue to withhold information from Congress and the American people."
Kelly Laco is a politics editor for Fox News
MIKE PENCE Published January 24, 2023 12:04pm EST
Vice President Mike Pence discovered classified documents in Indiana home
Pence informed Congress Tuesday he found documents bearing classified markings in his Indiana home on Jan. 16
Kelly Laco By Kelly Laco | Fox News
Vice President Mike Pence informed Congress Tuesday that he discovered documents bearing classified markings in his Carmel, Indiana, home on Jan. 16 from his time as vice president.
Following the revelations that classified documents from President Biden's tenure as vice president were found at the Penn Biden Center think tank and Wilmington, Delaware, the vice president's team conducted searches of Pence's Indiana home and the office of his political advocacy group, Advancing American Freedom.
Vice President Mike Pence will inform Congress Tuesday that he discovered classified documents in his Carmel, Indiana, home on Jan. 16.
Vice President Mike Pence will inform Congress Tuesday that he discovered classified documents in his Carmel, Indiana, home on Jan. 16. (Thos Robinson/Getty Images for The New York Times)
According to his team, Pence informed the National Archives on Jan. 18 of a small number of potential classified documents found in two small boxes. Another two boxes contained copies of vice presidential papers. The National Archives then informed the FBI per standard procedure.
Pence attorney Greg Jacob wrote on Jan. 18 to Acting Director Kate Dillon McClure of the White House Liaison Division National Archives and Records Administration to inform her of the papers "containing classified markings."
After the documents with classified markings were discovered, they were immediately put into a safe, according to the Pence team.
The documents were collected by the FBI at Pence's home in Carmel, Indiana, on Thursday evening, Jan. 19. Pence was in Washington, D.C. for the annual March for Life when the FBI collected the documents.
After the documents with classified markings were discovered, they were immediately put into a safe, according to the Pence team.
After the documents with classified markings were discovered, they were immediately put into a safe, according to the Pence team. (John Lamparski)
Pence's team said that although the documents bear classified markings, the Department of Justice or the agency that issues the documents will need to make a final determination on whether the documents are considered classified or not.
According to Pence's attorney Greg Jacob in a letter to Chief Operating Officer William "Jay" Bosanko of the National Archives and Records Administration on Jan. 22, the DOJ departed from its standard procedures that it ran with Biden, when it requested direct possession of the documents on Jan. 19.
Pence's team said that although the documents bear classified markings, the Department of Justice or the agency that issues the documents will need to make a final determination on whether the documents are considered classified or not.
Pence's team said that although the documents bear classified markings, the Department of Justice or the agency that issues the documents will need to make a final determination on whether the documents are considered classified or not. ((Santiago Mejia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images))
Other documents that were not identified as potential classified documents were driven from Indiana to the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
No classified docs were found at Pence's Advancing American Freedom office.
The House Oversight Committee confirmed to Fox News Digital that Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., was notified by Pence's team Tuesday regarding the discovery of classified documents in his personal residence.
"Former Vice President Mike Pence reached out today about classified documents found at his home in Indiana," Comer said in a statement. "He has agreed to fully cooperate with congressional oversight and any questions we have about the matter. Former Vice President Pence’s transparency stands in stark contrast to Biden White House staff who continue to withhold information from Congress and the American people."
Kelly Laco is a politics editor for Fox News
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