The documents, marked as confidential, were discovered last week at the private residence of former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (2017-2021) in Indiana, according to his lawyer.
“The additional records appear to be a small number of classified documents that were inadvertently packaged and delivered to the former vice president’s personal home at the end of his final term,” Pence’s attorney, Greg Jacob, said in a letter sent last week to National Archives responsible for the preservation of this type of material.
The lawyer said that “Pence was not aware of the existence of confidential or classified documents in his personal residence” and that he “understands the great importance of protecting confidential and classified information and is ready and willing to cooperate fully with the National Archives and any relevant authorities.” investigation”.