A new scandal arises in the United States after classified documents were found in the house of Mike Pence, the former vice president of the North American nation during the presidency of Donald Trump. This comes after the same thing happened with the former president, who had more than 100 of these papers at his Florida home, and with Joe Biden, who had 10 found in an office he used during Obama’s tenure.
Those who reported this situation were the same lawyers for the American politician. The lawyers indicated that “a small number of documents that had the classified seal were inadvertently taken” to the home of Mike Pence at the end of his vice presidency. In recent months, the American had indicated that he did not believe he was in possession of papers of this style, stating that he reviewed those in his home in a “thorough and careful” manner.
Through his social network “Truth”, the former president sent his support to his former running mate by indicating that he “never did anything dishonest in his life” and that the government has to “leave him alone.” For its part, the legal team of Mike Pence He has already contacted the Department of Justice and the Presidential Archives to find out how to act.
These last weeks were very complicated for the politician after at least six previously unidentified documents were found in another of his homes. In addition, many people criticized having kept the information about this finding until the end of the midterm elections, which is why Biden indicated “he has no regrets.”
why is this happening
Despite the fact that the situation is very much in the public eye due to the large number of files and people who took documents in recent months, the reality is that it is usually more common than is believed with some people, such as Hillary Clinton , who ended up in trouble for the same thing.
“Forgetting to return this kind of paper is very common, it happens all the time,” Tom Blanton, the person in charge of the US National Security Archive, told the BBC. According to him, classified information is very broad and there may even be “classified” papers but of public knowledge, such as travel diaries or news articles; Therefore, it is inevitable that politicians “drown” in material of this style.