Classified documents were discovered last week at the home of former US Vice President Mike Pence in Indiana, according to his lawyer.
“These appear to be a small number of documents bearing classified marks that were inadvertently boxed and transported to the former vice president’s personal home at the end of the last administration,” the official said. Mr Pence’s lawyer, Greg Jacob, in a letter sent to the National Archives last week.
He stressed that “Mr. Pence was not aware of the existence of any sensitive or classified documents at his personal residence”, that he “understands the great importance of protecting sensitive and classified information” and that he ” stands ready and willing to cooperate fully with the National Archives and with any investigation that may be necessary”.
A Justice Department spokesman declined to comment on the case on Tuesday, while a lawyer for Mr. Pence did not immediately respond to a request for clarification.
Last August, in an interview with The Associated Press, Mr Pence said he took no classified information with him when he left office.
When reporters asked him directly if he kept any classified information when he left his post, he replied, “No, not to my knowledge. »
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