Classified documents were found at the home of former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. The
discovery comes as two special counsels continue investigating the
circumstances surrounding the classified materials found at the homes of
U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
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- The
classified documents were handed over to the FBI after they were
discovered at Pence's Indiana home by one of his attorneys last week.
- The documents are believed to have been stored at Pence's Virginia home before being taken to Indiana.
- Pence has previously said that he did not take any classified materials from the White House after leaving office.
- The discovery comes after Pence sought legal advice pertaining to the handling of classified documents out of what his attorney called "an abundance of caution" in a letter shared with the media.
- The
letter notes that Pence requested help following the discovery of
classified documents at Biden's private residence in Wilmington,
Delaware.
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- A special counsel is investigating Trump's possible mishandling of secret documents seized from his Florida estate during an FBI raid last year.
- Another special counsel is looking into several batches of documents that Biden's legal team found at his home and former office.
