According to foreign media reports, after classified documents were found in the homes of President Biden and former Vice President Pence, the National Archives of the United States officially asked the past six US presidents and vice presidents to re-examine their personal materials on January 26, local time. contains confidential documents that should not be kept private.
The National Archives sent a letter to representatives of the former president and vice president asking them to review the files to ensure compliance with the Presidential Records Act, the Associated Press reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Under the law, any record created or received by the president is the property of the U.S. government and is managed by the Archives at the end of the government's term.
The National Archives sent the letter to representatives of former Presidents Trump, Obama, Bush Jr., Clinton, Bush Sr. and Reagan, as well as former Vice Presidents Pence, Cheney, Gore and Quayle, among others.
The Associated Press pointed out that over the years, from the president to government staff, the problem of improper handling of classified documents has been exposed from time to time.
Previously, Trump "deliberately" kept classified material at his Florida property, prompting an unprecedented FBI raid and the seizure of hundreds of classified records.
In November 2022, when Biden's lawyers were packing up the office he was no longer using, they found confidential documents from his tenure as vice president in a locked filing cabinet.
Follow-up searches by the FBI and Biden's attorneys have since uncovered more documents.
This week, former Vice President Mike Pence's team also reported finding "a small number of classified documents" at his home and turning them in.
(Produced by Liu Yinghan)
Responsible editor: [Li Ji]