Mike Pence

Des documents confidentiels ont été retrouvés dans la maison de l'ex-vice-président américain Mike Pence.

Lors d'une conférence de presse mardi, le sénateur républicain Lindsey Graham a appelé à «faire toute la lumière» sur cette affaire. Une autre loi, sur l'espionnage, interdit de conserver des documents classés confidentiels dans des lieux non autorisés et non sécurisés. • À lire aussi:

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[Not as far as we know](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/01/republicans-trying-to-confuse-americans-biden-trump-classified-documents-scandals), given that what we know is that Biden’s team immediately turned the documents over to the government when they were found, and has been cooperating with the investigation from the start, while Trump [lied](https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/national-archives-confirms-trumps-lying-records-rcna51844) [so many times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/technology/trump-search-misinfo-timeline.html) about having documents at Mar-a-Lago that the FBI had no choice but to raid the place in August. “Given the details of the case and all the related [possible] charges, I don’t know how the DOJ doesn’t prosecute Trump,” attorney George Conway [told](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/10/george-conway-donald-trump-multiple-felonies) Salon in October. (And after that, [still more documents were found](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/12/donald-trump-classified-documents-swords-wrestling-belts).) Also, the ex-president is very much not cooperating with the investigation into his handling of documents, unless baselessly claiming that the FBI planted evidence at Mar-a-Lago is considered cooperating. [currently facing](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/08/donald-trump-criminal-investigations-lawsuits-guide-complete-list) is the criminal investigation into his decision to take classified documents out of the White House with him when he left and subsequently refuse to give them back, despite being ordered to do so on numerous occasions. [Donald Trump](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/01/donald-trump-ron-desantis-2024-threats?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-011823)Will Probably “Handle” Ron DeSantis in 2024 [Prince Harry’s Spare](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/01/prince-harry-spare-review?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-011823)Is a Romp That Questions the Meaning of Privacy in the 21st Century [The Villages Is a Boomer’s Utopia](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/01/the-villages-is-a-boomers-utopia-and-demographic-time-bomb?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-011823)—And Demographic Time Bomb One might event expect the ex-president to call up Pence and express his gratitude; maybe even say something about being sorry for reportedly [2023 Oscar Nominees](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/01/oscar-nominations-2023-list-awards-insider?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-011823) [Shocking Snubs and Surprises](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/01/awards-insider-oscar-nominations-snubs-surprises?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-011823)of This Year’s Oscar Nominations [The Montreal Mafia Murders](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/01/the-montreal-mafia-murders?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-011823): Blood, Gore, Cannolis, and Hockey Bags “Vice President Pence understands the high importance of protecting sensitive and classified information and stands ready and willing to cooperate fully with the National Archives and any appropriate inquiry.” [calling](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/01/mike-pence-donald-trump-attack) the guy a “pussy” and saying he [deserved those chants](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/11/donald-trump-mike-pence-hanged-jon-karl) calling for him to be hanged! [Channing Tatum](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/01/channing-tatum-magic-mikes-last-dance?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-011823)Talks Divorce, New Love, and Bringing Back the Magic

Documents with classified markings were discovered in former U.S. vice-president Mike Pence's Indiana home last week, according to his attorney.

Defendants have been prosecuted for offences related to the three classifications of documents, in ascending order: confidential, secret and top secret. In 2010 Congress passed the Reducing Over-Classification Act to try to address the often confusing and complex process. The former vice-president's staff also searched the Washington office of his advocacy group last week and did not discover additional documents, according to the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the search. Pence's lawyer, Jacob, said in his letter that the former vice-president had "engaged outside counsel, with experience in handling classified documents" to review records stored at his home on Jan. to collect the documents that had been secured, according to a follow-up letter from the lawyer dated Jan. Biden is also subject to a special counsel investigation after classified documents from his time as a senator and in the Obama administration were found at his properties. Jacob said the Pence documents with classification markings were immediately secured in a locked safe. Possessing classified material is not in itself a criminal offence. Arrangements were made to deliver those boxes to the National Archives Monday. vice-president Mike Pence's Indiana home last week, according to his attorney, the latest in a string of such recoveries from the homes of current and former top U.S. While a very different case, the Pence development could either dilute or increase the attention on Trump and Biden, who have sought to downplay the importance of the discoveries at their homes. Documents with classified markings were discovered in former U.S.

Après Donald Trump et Joe Biden, l'ex-vice président américain est visé à son tour par une enquête après la découverte de documents sensibles à son domicile ...

"Je ne vais pas commenter une enquête criminelle en cours ou une quelconque enquête", a déclaré la porte-parole de la Maison-Blanche. Comme vous le savez tous, le ministère de la Justice est indépendant et nous ne ferons pas d'ingérence politique. L'ancien vice-président américain Mike Pence a annoncé la découverte de documents classés confidentiels à son domicile dans l'Indiana.

L'ancien vice-président de Donald Trump, le républicain Mike Pence, a été rattrapé à son tour mardi par l'affaire des archives de la Maison Blanche.

Lors d'une conférence de presse, le sénateur républicain Lindsey Graham a appelé à "faire toute la lumière" sur cette affaire. Interrogé par des journalistes lors d'un point-presse sur un autre sujet, le ministre Merrick Garland a refusé mardi de commenter le dossier de Mike Pence. L'ancien vice-président de Donald Trump (2017-2021) "est d'accord pour coopérer pleinement avec les investigations du Congrès", a ajouté l'élu, qui supervise l'enquête parlementaire ouverte après la découverte de dossiers de cette nature chez le président démocrate. Pour les récupérer, la police fédérale avait mené cet été une perquisition spectaculaire à sa résidence de Mar-a-Lago, en Floride. Une autre loi, sur l'espionnage, interdit de conserver des documents classés confidentiels dans des lieux non autorisés et non sécurisés. Des documents classés confidentiels ont été retrouvés à son domicile de l'Indiana.

Special counsels are already looking at the handling of classified documents by President Joe Biden and ex-President Donald Trump. Mr Trump faces a criminal ...

"He never did anything knowingly dishonest in his life," Mr Trump wrote. The aide said they were taped shut. - 2 November 2022 - First batch of classified documents found at the Penn Biden Center, a think tank that President Joe Biden founded in Washington DC Earlier this month, Mr Biden's lawyers said a first batch of classified documents had been found on 2 November at the Penn Biden Center, a think tank that the president founded in Washington DC. A "small number of documents bearing classified markings" were "inadvertently boxed and transported" to Mr Pence's home at the end of Mr Trump's presidency, his lawyer wrote in a letter shared with US media. Regulations require such files to be stored securely.

In a Jan. 22 letter to the National Archives, Jacob indicated that FBI agents came to Pence's Indiana home on the night of Jan. 19 to retrieve documents ...

22 letter to the Archives, Jacob indicated that before DOJ intervened, Pence had been prepared to return four boxes of materials to the Archives for review. The Biden White House has similarly turned over classified documents to the National Archives that were found in the president’s personal home and an office he used following his stint as vice president. The Biden White House declined to discuss the matter citing a policy of not commenting on ongoing investigations. In his first letter to the Archives, Jacob indicated that Pence’s counsel did not review them “once an indicator of potential classification was identified.” Jacob indicated Pence was unaware of the existence of the documents and had enlisted an outside counsel after press reports of the discovery of documents at President Joe Biden’s own personal residence. 22 letter to the National Archives, Jacob indicated that FBI agents came to Pence’s Indiana home on the night of Jan.

Top adviser to former vice-president says in letter that papers were inadvertently stored and Pence was unaware they were there.

“Counsel identified a small number of documents that could potentially contain sensitive or classified information.” “I did not,” Pence said in November last year. [first reported by CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/24/politics/pence-classified-documents-fbi/index.html), that Pence hired an outside lawyer to search his home out of an abundance of caution after the discovery of classified-marked documents at Biden’s residence and a private office in Washington. [appointed to investigate Biden](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/12/biden-more-classified-documents-found-garage-delaware) and Trump over the retention of such documents. [Mike Pence](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/mike-pence) discovered about a dozen classified-marked documents stored in boxes at his home in Indiana last week and turned over the materials to the US justice department, according to a top adviser to the former vice-president. [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) administration and Pence was unaware of their presence, his representative to the National Archives and former counsel Greg Jacob said in a letter.