Mike Pence Takes ‘Full Responsibility’ For Classified Docs At His Home
Former Vice President Mike Pence Friday, he announced that he accepts full responsibility and will pay for all classified documents discovered in his home this week.
According to Pence, he has since handed the documents over to FBI. CNN. This is despite the fact that the Justice Department already has two special counsels to investigate President Obama’s handling of classified documents. Joe Biden Former President Donald Trump.
Pence directed his team to search his home in Indiana and office at his political advocacy group, Advancing American Freedom (AAF), following revelations that classified documents had been discovered in Biden’s office at the Penn Biden Center, a Washington think tank affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania. No classified papers turned up in the search of Pence’s offices at AAF.
“I remain very confident that during my time in the Congress of the United States we were very careful and very cautious,” Fox News interviewed Pence. “And as we were during my time as vice president.”
“But, again, during the closing days of the administration, when materials were boxed and assembled, some of which were shipped to our personal residence, mistakes were made,” He continued. “We were not aware of it at the time until we did the review just a few short weeks ago. But I take full responsibility for it and we’re going to continue to support every appropriate inquiry into it.”
Pence answered the question, “Do you think there should be a special attorney appointed to supervise your case?” “I would leave that decision to the attorney general and the Department of Justice.”
“And, again, I — this was an unfortunate development,” Pence was also added. “And I — I think it’s important that our office simply cooperate fully in any investigation by either the Department of Justice, the Archives, or the Congress of the United States, and we’re determined to do that.”
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