Mike Pence Takes 'Full Responsibility' For Classified Documents Found In His Home
1 year, 10 months ago

Mike Pence Takes 'Full Responsibility' For Classified Documents Found In His Home

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MIAMI — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he takes “full responsibility” after classified documents were found at his Indiana home. “Let me be clear: Those classified documents should not have been in my personal residence,” Pence said at Florida International University, where he was talking about the economy and promoting his new book, “So Help Me God.” “Mistakes were made, and I take full responsibility.” The discovery made public by Pence’s team earlier this week marked the latest in a string of recoveries of sensitive papers from the homes of current and former top U.S. officials. The Department of Justice was already investigating the discovery of classified documents in former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and at President Joe Biden’s home in Delaware and his former Washington office. Trump claimed that the documents seized by agents were “all declassified.” Pence said he decided to undertake the search of his home “out of an abundance of caution” after recent disclosures by Biden’s team that documents were found at his former office and in his Delaware home.

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Ex-Mueller prosecutor points to glaring problem with Trump filing: 'Going to backfire'
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-Mueller prosecutor points to glaring problem with Trump filing: 'Going to backfire'

Raw Story  

Andrew Weissmann, former senior prosecutor for special counsel Robert Mueller's team, thinks Donald Trump's new filing claimed that he's being unfairly targeted for keeping classified documents at his home will flop. MSNBC's host Nicolle Wallace explained that the critical part of the Mar-a-Lago documents case comes back to national security, and that individuals may have risked their lives to give …

Biden forms task force to avoid mishandling of classified documents during presidential transitions
10 months, 1 week ago

Biden forms task force to avoid mishandling of classified documents during presidential transitions

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday launched a task force aimed at addressing the "systemic" problem of mishandling classified information during presidential transitions, days after a Justice Department special counsel's sharply critical report said he had done just that. The Presidential Records Transition Task Force will study past transitions to determine best practices for safeguarding classified information from an outgoing …

Biden forms task force to avoid mishandling of classified documents during presidential transitions
10 months, 1 week ago

Biden forms task force to avoid mishandling of classified documents during presidential transitions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday launched a task force aimed at addressing the “systemic” problem of mishandling classified information during presidential transitions, days after a Justice Department special counsel’s sharply critical report said he had done just that. The Presidential Records Transition Task Force will study past transitions to determine best practices for safeguarding classified information from an …

Biden and Trump: How the two classified documents investigations came to different endings
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden and Trump: How the two classified documents investigations came to different endings

Associated Press  

Follow AP for live coverage of Hur’s testimony. BIDEN: FBI agents found classified documents about Afghanistan in Biden’s Delaware garage in 2022, along with drafts of a handwritten memo Biden sent to President Barack Obama to persuade Obama not to send more troops into the country, Hur’s report said. Investigators said the notebooks included national security and foreign policy information …

Read the special counsel’s report into Biden classified documents in full
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Read the special counsel’s report into Biden classified documents in full

The Independent  

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Biden 'willfully' disclosed classified materials, but no criminal charges warranted: Special Counsel
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden 'willfully' disclosed classified materials, but no criminal charges warranted: Special Counsel

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden “willfully” retained and disclosed highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan and other sensitive national security matters, according to a Justice Department report that nonetheless says no criminal charges are warranted for him or anyone else. “Our investigation uncovered evidence that President Biden willfully retained and …

Biden retained classified documents ‘willfully’, finds independent probe; yet, no charges
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden retained classified documents ‘willfully’, finds independent probe; yet, no charges

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden “willfully” retained and disclosed highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan and other sensitive national security matters, according to a Justice Department report that nonetheless says no criminal charges are warranted for him or anyone else. Hur’s report says evidence suggests that many of the classified …

Special counsel report concludes Biden willfully retained classified information but will not face charges
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Special counsel report concludes Biden willfully retained classified information but will not face charges

CNN  

Washington CNN — Special counsel Robert Hur released a searing report Thursday that concluded President Joe Biden willfully retained and disclosed classified military and national security information but recommended he not face charges after a yearlong investigation into his handling of classified documents. In remarks late Thursday, Biden said he’s pleased Hur “reached a firm conclusion that no charges should …

Pence backs up Meadows claim that Trump didn’t declassify documents
1 year, 4 months ago

Pence backs up Meadows claim that Trump didn’t declassify documents

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former Vice President Mike Pence said on Sunday that he …

With Trump newly indicted, here’s what to know about the documents case and what’s next
1 year, 4 months ago

With Trump newly indicted, here’s what to know about the documents case and what’s next

Associated Press  

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on three additional charges in a case that accuses him of illegally possessing classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate, allegations that add fresh detail to the criminal case initially issued last month. A federal judge in Florida has set a trial date for next May for former President Donald Trump in a case …

Mike Pence has sudden change of heart over Trump classified documents: ‘I can’t defend it’
1 year, 6 months ago

Mike Pence has sudden change of heart over Trump classified documents: ‘I can’t defend it’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After arguing that bringing federal criminal charges against the former president would send a …

What to know about Trump’s appearance in federal court in Miami to face felony charges
1 year, 6 months ago

What to know about Trump’s appearance in federal court in Miami to face felony charges

Associated Press  

Donald Trump made a first appearance in federal court in Miami on Tuesday facing 37 counts related to the mishandling and retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Here’s a look at the charges, the special counsel’s investigation and how Trump’s case differs from those of other politicians known to be in possession of classified documents: WHAT HAPPENED IN …

Pence Berates DOJ For Indicting Trump Over Handling Of Top-Secret Documents
1 year, 6 months ago

Pence Berates DOJ For Indicting Trump Over Handling Of Top-Secret Documents

Huff Post  

Former Vice President and 2024 hopeful Mike Pence speaks at the North Carolina Republican Party convention in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Saturday, June 10. ALLISON JOYCE via Getty Images GREENSBORO, N.C. — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday criticized the Department of Justice, rather than Donald Trump, for a devastating 37-count indictment accusing his former boss of conspiring to …

How Trump’s Classified Documents Case Differs From Those Of Clinton, Biden And Pence
1 year, 6 months ago

How Trump’s Classified Documents Case Differs From Those Of Clinton, Biden And Pence

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former President Donald Trump was indicted Thursday on charges related to violations of the Espionage Act and the mishandling of classified documents taken from the White House after he lost reelection. Ron DeSantis ran to his defense and asked why the Department of Justice was “so zealous in pursuing Trump yet so passive about Hillary or Hunter?” …

Trump indictment unsealed: The classified documents are shockingly sensitive—and their mishandling is even more dangerous for national security than we thought.
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump indictment unsealed: The classified documents are shockingly sensitive—and their mishandling is even more dangerous for national security than we thought.

Slate  

Former President Donald Trump’s indictment, which was unsealed Friday afternoon, is even more shocking than his lawyers suggested in advance. As another former president, Barack Obama, once said, “There’s classified, and there’s classified.” By that measure, many of the documents that Trump took with him from the White House were classified—italicized and boldfaced. In other words, some of these documents—as …

Trump charged over classified documents in 1st federal indictment of an ex-president
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump charged over classified documents in 1st federal indictment of an ex-president

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Donald Trump said Thursday that he was indicted for mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, a remarkable development that makes him the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges by the federal government that he once oversaw. Prosecutors have said that Trump took roughly 300 classified documents to Mar-a-Lago after leaving the White House, …

Donald Trump’s indictment: What you need to know
1 year, 6 months ago

Donald Trump’s indictment: What you need to know

Al Jazeera  

Trump indictment remains sealed, but he is believed to be charged in relation to mishandling of classified documents. Donald Trump’s indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate has brought renewed attention to one of the most notable cases in the United States justice department’s history. In January 2022, the National Archives retrieved 15 boxes of documents …

Trump says he faces indictment in classified document case
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump says he faces indictment in classified document case

Al Jazeera  

The former US president has asserted on his Truth Social platform that he is being summoned to appear in federal court. Former United States President Donald Trump has alleged on his Truth Social platform that he faces indictment on federal charges that he mishandled classified documents upon exiting the White House. “I did nothing wrong.” A months-long probe Thursday’s announcement …

Justice Department says it won’t charge Pence over handling of classified documents
1 year, 6 months ago

Justice Department says it won’t charge Pence over handling of classified documents

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice has informed former Vice President Mike Pence ‘s legal team that it will not pursue criminal charges related to the discovery of classified documents at his Indiana home. Attorney General Merrick Garland had named a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department’s investigation into the discovery of hundreds of documents with classified markings at …

US investigators end probe into former VP Pence classified docs
1 year, 6 months ago

US investigators end probe into former VP Pence classified docs

Al Jazeera  

The lack of charges in the probe removes one headache for Pence before his anticipated presidential campaign launch. The United States Department of Justice has ended a probe into the handling of classified documents found at the home of former Vice President Mike Pence, without filing any charges. Pence’s entrance into the race would see the staunchly religious conservative take …

Former US VP Pence Testifies Before Grand Jury Investigating Donald Trump
1 year, 7 months ago

Former US VP Pence Testifies Before Grand Jury Investigating Donald Trump

News 18  

Former US Vice President Mike Pence testified before a federal grand jury on Thursday as part of a probe into former President Donald Trump’s actions surrounding the 2020 election and the January 6th attack on the US Capitol. The former Vice President has repeatedly insisted that he has nothing to hide from the investigation, which is examining Trump’s efforts to …

Biden administration shares mishandled classified documents with Gang of Eight
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden administration shares mishandled classified documents with Gang of Eight

Firstpost  

Washington: According to five people with knowledge of the situation, the Biden administration has started sharing classified documents with the Gang of Eight, a bipartisan group of lawmakers. He said that while he was “glad to see progress,” it is “still unacceptable for me that it took this long.” A Justice Department special counsel, Jack Smith, is investigating whether Trump …

AP source: FBI searched U. of Delaware in Biden docs probe
1 year, 10 months ago

AP source: FBI searched U. of Delaware in Biden docs probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The FBI searched the University of Delaware in recent weeks for classified documents as part of its investigation into the potential mishandling of sensitive government records by President Joe Biden. Biden’s personal lawyers disclosed in January that a small batch of documents with classified markings had been found weeks earlier in his former Washington office, and they have …

Former US Vice President Pence to resist special counsel subpoena
1 year, 10 months ago

Former US Vice President Pence to resist special counsel subpoena

Al Jazeera  

Mike Pence has been called to testify in investigations looking into ex-President Donald Trump and the 2020 election. Former United States Vice President Mike Pence is planning to fight a subpoena from the special counsel overseeing investigations into attempts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to people familiar with …

FBI finds another classified document at home of Mike Pence
1 year, 10 months ago

FBI finds another classified document at home of Mike Pence

Firstpost  

Pence’s spokesman Devin O’Malley said in a statement that agents had turned up the material in a ’thorough and unrestricted’ five-hour search of the Carmel, Indiana house, conducted with Pence’s consent Washington: The FBI found an additional classified document at the property of former vice president Mike Pence on Friday, two weeks after the Republican acknowledged having a “small number” …

New classified document found in FBI search of Pence home
1 year, 10 months ago

New classified document found in FBI search of Pence home

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The FBI discovered an additional document with classified markings at former Vice President Mike Pence ’s Indiana home during a search Friday, following the discovery by his lawyers last month of sensitive government documents there. Pence adviser Devin O’Malley said the Department of Justice completed “a thorough and unrestricted search of five hours” and removed “one document with …

FBI Finds Additional Classified Document At Pence's Home
1 year, 10 months ago

FBI Finds Additional Classified Document At Pence's Home

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The FBI discovered an additional document with classified markings at former Vice President Mike Pence ’s Indiana home during a search Friday, following the discovery by his lawyers last month of sensitive government documents there. Pence adviser Devin O’Malley said the Department of Justice completed “a thorough and unrestricted search of five hours” and removed …

FBI finds classified document during search of Mike Pence’s home
1 year, 10 months ago

FBI finds classified document during search of Mike Pence’s home

Al Jazeera  

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has found one additional document with classified markings during a search of former US Vice President Mike Pence’s residence, a Pence adviser said. Pence adviser Devin O’Malley said on Friday that the US Department of Justice had removed “one document with classified markings and six additional pages without such markings that were not …

No classified documents found during search of Biden's home, says attorney
1 year, 10 months ago

No classified documents found during search of Biden's home, says attorney

Hindustan Times  

The U.S. Justice Department did not find documents with classified markings during a three-and-a-half hour search of President Joe Biden's beach house in Rehoboth, Delaware, on Wednesday but did take some materials for further review, Biden's attorney said. The morning search by FBI agents appeared to represent an expansion of the probe into Biden's handling of classified documents. Biden's personal …

Key dates in discovery of classified records tied to Biden
1 year, 10 months ago

Key dates in discovery of classified records tied to Biden

Associated Press  

Key dates related to the discovery of classified documents tied to President Joe Biden, based on statements from the White House, the president, his lawyers and Attorney General Merrick Garland: — Jan. 20, 2017: Biden’s two terms as vice president to President Barack Obama end. — Nov. 2, 2022: Biden’s personal attorneys come across Obama-Biden administration documents in a locked …

Pence: ‘Mistakes were made’ in classified records handling
1 year, 10 months ago

Pence: ‘Mistakes were made’ in classified records handling

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he takes “full responsibility” after classified documents were found at his Indiana home. “Let me be clear: Those classified documents should not have been in my personal residence,” Pence said at Florida International University, where he was talking about the economy and promoting his new book, “So Help Me God.” …

Mike Pence takes ownership of classified documents error
1 year, 10 months ago

Mike Pence takes ownership of classified documents error

Daily Mail  

Former Vice President Mike Pence took ownership of the documents imbroglio that has suddenly thrown him in company with former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden after the discovery of classified documents in his Indiana home. With two special counsels probing Trump and Biden, Pence said Friday he had not been aware that classified documents were at his Indiana …

Past US presidents, VPs asked to recheck for classified docs
1 year, 10 months ago

Past US presidents, VPs asked to recheck for classified docs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The National Archives has asked former U.S. presidents and vice presidents to recheck their personal records for any classified documents following the news that President Joe Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence had such documents in their possession. The Archives sent a letter Thursday to representatives of former presidents and vice presidents extending back to Ronald Reagan …

Pence aides didn't started packing up files until after January 6
1 year, 10 months ago

Pence aides didn't started packing up files until after January 6

Daily Mail  

Former Vice President Mike Pence's team didn't start packing up his documents until after January 6, due to then President Donald Trump's insistence that everyone in the administration act like they were staying for a second term. Former Vice President Mike Pence's team didn't start packing up his documents until after January 6, due to then President Donald Trump's insistence …

National Archives weighs searching all ex-presidents and VPs for classified documents
1 year, 10 months ago

National Archives weighs searching all ex-presidents and VPs for classified documents

Daily Mail  

The National Archives is considering requiring all living former presidents and vice presidents to search their personal records for classified documents after such materials were found at the residences of Joe Biden, Donald Trump and Mike Pence all within the last year. The National Archives is considering requiring searches of all former living presidents and vice presidents' materials to check …

US classified documents controversy: How do the cases of Donald Trump, Joe Biden and Mike Pence differ?
1 year, 11 months ago

US classified documents controversy: How do the cases of Donald Trump, Joe Biden and Mike Pence differ?

Firstpost  

In the case of Mike Pence and Joe Biden, both sides turned over the records quickly and openly. The discovery of documents with classified markings at former Vice President Mike Pence’s home in Indiana follows the revelation of classified materials at President Joe Biden’s Delaware home and former office — and the seizure last year of hundreds of documents marked …

Classified documents found at Mike Pence's Indiana home
1 year, 11 months ago

Classified documents found at Mike Pence's Indiana home

Firstpost  

Washington: Former US vice president Mike Pence revealed Tuesday he had uncovered documents marked as classified at his home, the latest twist in a mushrooming scandal over politicians’ handling of the nation’s most sensitive secrets. The discovery comes in the wake of the revelations about classified material discovered in President Joe Biden’s private office and residence, and allegations that Biden’s …

Column: Will Mike Pence’s classified documents discovery let Biden off the hook?
1 year, 11 months ago

Column: Will Mike Pence’s classified documents discovery let Biden off the hook?

LA Times  

The discovery of classified documents in former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana residence is a clarifying and pivotal event that throws into sharp relief conduct that in recent weeks has been lumped together. Pence ordered the investigation of his home, which turned up some 12 documents marked classified, in the wake of the brouhaha over similar discoveries of classified documents …

EXPLAINER: Comparing Trump, Biden, Pence classified papers
1 year, 11 months ago

EXPLAINER: Comparing Trump, Biden, Pence classified papers

Associated Press  

Classified documents keep showing up where they shouldn’t be. The discovery of documents with classified markings at former Vice President Mike Pence’s home in Indiana follows the revelation of classified materials at President Joe Biden’s Delaware home and former office — and the seizure last year of hundreds of documents marked classified from Mar-a-Lago, the Florida residence of former President …

Classified documents at Pence’s home, too, his lawyer says
1 year, 11 months ago

Classified documents at Pence’s home, too, his lawyer says

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Documents with classified markings were discovered in former Vice President Mike Pence ‘s Indiana residence last week, his lawyer says, the latest in a string of recoveries of papers meant to be treated with utmost sensitivity from the homes of current and former top U.S. officials. “A small number of documents,” taken into FBI custody last Thursday, …

'What The Heck?': GOP Senators Stunned That Mike Pence Held Classified Documents
1 year, 11 months ago

'What The Heck?': GOP Senators Stunned That Mike Pence Held Classified Documents

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Republican senators were surprised to learn about the discovery of classified material at the Indiana home of former Vice President Mike Pence, in yet another twist involving top U.S. government officials and their handling of sensitive documents. “I don’t get it,” added Sen. John Cornyn, who often handles classified information as part of his job serving on …

Classified documents found at Mike Pence’s home too, his lawyer says
1 year, 11 months ago

Classified documents found at Mike Pence’s home too, his lawyer says

The Hindu  

Documents with classified markings were discovered in former Vice-President Mike Pence's Indiana home last week, his lawyer told the National Archives in a letter — the latest in a string of discoveries of confidential information in private residences. The records "appear to be a small number of documents bearing classified markings that were inadvertently boxed and transported to the personal …

Classified documents are found in Mike Pence's home
1 year, 11 months ago

Classified documents are found in Mike Pence's home

Daily Mail  

About a dozen classified documents have been found in former Vice President Mike Pence's Indiana home - despite his repeated denials that he had such information. About a dozen classified documents were found in Mike Pence's Indiana home Pence's lawyer, Greg Jacob, said in his letter to the National Archives, that the former vice president had 'engaged outside counsel, with …

Timeline | The revelations in the Joe Biden classified documents saga
1 year, 11 months ago

Timeline | The revelations in the Joe Biden classified documents saga

Firstpost  

Washington: The first secret documents turned up in Joe Biden’s former private office and home back in November, but it was January before the White House publicly admitted the embarrassing discovery — under pressure from a steady drip of media revelations. Also read: Biden classified documents discovery: From where the information was found to probe, here’s what we know 9 …

DC Edit | Biden docus a turning point
1 year, 11 months ago

DC Edit | Biden docus a turning point

Deccan Chronicle  

The discovery at two locations of classified documents from US President Joe Biden’s time as Vice-President has turned the political narrative in America’s politics on its head. The Democrats who have a performing President whose popularity ratings are, however, sliding again, may have lost the moral high ground they had claimed when it was discovered that the former President Donald …

Classified documents discovered at ex-Vice President Pence’s home
1 year, 11 months ago

Classified documents discovered at ex-Vice President Pence’s home

Al Jazeera  

Mike Pence, the former vice president under Donald Trump, is cooperating with the FBI to turn over classified materials. Classified documents have been recovered at the home of former Vice President Mike Pence in Indiana, the latest in a string of revelations that have drawn attention to how United States politicians at the highest level handle sensitive materials. Pence’s lawyer, …

Classified documents found at Mike Pence’s home after he “repeatedly said he did not have any”
1 year, 11 months ago

Classified documents found at Mike Pence’s home after he “repeatedly said he did not have any”

Salon  

At a time when U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed special counsels to investigate classified documents found at the homes of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, classified documents have also been found in the home of another major figure in U.S. politics: former Vice President Mike Pence. According to CNN reporters Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and …

New search of Biden’s home turns up more classified documents
1 year, 11 months ago

New search of Biden’s home turns up more classified documents

Al Jazeera  

Officials from the Department of Justice find six more classified documents during 13-hour search of Joe Biden’s Delaware home. Officials in the United States have discovered six more classified documents during a new search of President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, according to a lawyer. It came more than a week after Biden’s lawyers found six other classified documents …

Watch: Republicans face criticism for ignoring 'very valid reason' for Trump and Biden to be treated differently
1 year, 11 months ago

Watch: Republicans face criticism for ignoring 'very valid reason' for Trump and Biden to be treated differently

Raw Story  

A political analyst suggested Monday on CNN that Republicans were acting hypocritically by vowing to investigate President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents after defending former President Donald Trump. “Congressman Comer himself never asked for the visitor logs from Mar-a-Lago while he's asked for the visiting logs for President Biden’s Delaware home, and a lot of Republicans -- including Representative …

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