Former vice-president Mike Pence is the latest to have classified documents discovered at his home, raising questions about how many other politicians did the same and whether it could hurt their attempts to become president.
and current president Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, Mr Pence engaged lawyers “out of an abundance of caution”, to review records stored in his personal home, where some documents bearing classified markings were discovered.CNN first reported the discovery of classified materials, which is now subject to a review by Department of Justice’s national security division.
A host of high-level former government officials could run for the Republican nomination, with the most prominent being former Secretary of State and former director of the Central Intelligence Agency Mike Pompeo. For President Biden, who is still to formally announce his 2024 presidential candidacy, Mr Cook says that the classified documents revelations are all close enough to “appear either sloppy or hypocritical or both, but neither good”.“With the midterm election turning out to be not as bad for Democrats as expected, and the Senate a pleasant surprise for them, the pressure on Biden to not seek a second term because of his age was easing up.
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