Former Vice President Mike Pence is taking “full responsibility” for the classified documents found at his home in Indiana last week.
Pence is among the latest executive officials to reveal that classified documents were found at their home.
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“While I was not aware that those classified documents were in our personal residence, let me be clear: Those classified documents should not have been at my personal residence,” Pence said while speaking at Florida International University.
“Those classified documents should not have been in my personal residence. Mistakes were made. And I take full responsibility” — Pence on presence of classified documents in his residence pic.twitter.com/kiHXNBvlbd
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“Mistakes were made, and I take full responsibility,” the former vice president said.
Lawyers for Pence discovered two boxes of classified documents on Jan. 18, and they were reportedly disclosed to the National Archives immediately upon discovery. He also referred their discovery to several congressional committees and directed his legal counsel to “fully cooperate” with the Justice Department and National Archives, as well.
At the end of his term, he said there was a thorough review of his possession of any classified documents.
“But with news in recent weeks of repeated disclosure of classified documents in the personal residence of President Biden, documents dating back to his service as vice president, I simply thought out of an abundance of caution, it would be appropriate to review my personal records,” he said at the university.
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The revelation of documents at Pence’s home follows discoveries at President Joe Biden’s home in Delaware and private office and former President Donald Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago. The Justice Department has appointed special counsels for Trump’s and Biden’s cases to review the documents as they conduct their investigations.
Attention is shifting to other former presidents and vice presidents, but all have denied keeping documents in their possession.
