China News Agency, Washington, January 24 (Reporter Chen Mengtong) The lawyer of former US Vice President Pence disclosed that "a small number of classified documents" were found at Pence's home in Indiana and will be transferred to the National Archives and Records Administration. Bureau.
On the 24th, US media released a letter from Pence's lawyer Craig Jacobs to the National Archives and Records Administration.
"These few classified documents were inadvertently boxed and shipped to the former Vice President's private residence at the end of the previous administration," the letter said.
Pence is one of the potential contenders for the 2024 US presidential election.
It also complicates the Justice Department's investigation into the mishandling of classified documents by politicians.
At present, former US President Trump and current President Biden are both facing investigations by special prosecutors for improper handling of confidential documents.
The letter, dated Jan. 18, stated that Pence hired an experienced vice-president on Jan. 16 "out of an abundance of caution" after the media reported that Biden's residence contained classified documents from his time as vice president. , reviewing documents stored at his private residence.
"Attorneys have discovered a small number of documents that may contain sensitive or classified information".
Jacobs also told the media that the FBI had received these classified documents on January 19, and he himself would transfer the relevant file boxes and other vice-presidential documents to the National Archives and Records Administration.
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