Gang of Eight gets access to Trump, Biden and Pence classified documents
USA TodayDec 26, 2022
The Facts
Coming days before former VP Mike Pence is expected to announce a 2024 US presidential campaign, the Justice Dept. (DOJ) and the FBI have reportedly completed their probe into his potential mishandling of classified documents, deciding not to file charges against him.
In January, "a small number" of classified documents were found at Pence's home in Indiana, after which the FBI conducted a voluntary search of the house and found one additional document. Pence's home in Washington, DC, was also searched, but nothing was found.
The Spin
Anti-Trump narrative
According to former government attorneys and legal experts, Mike Pence is facing no charges because he immediately handed his documents to the government upon finding them and took responsibility for his mistake. This is the next step toward Trump's indictment, and once Biden is cleared, the DOJ will have the time, resources, and evidence to distinguish between Biden and Pence's honest mistakes and Trump's blatant violation of the law.
Pro-Trump narrative
The continued targeting of Trump over this is ridiculous. Currently, there’s another special counsel investigating Biden’s possession of classified documents from when he was vice president, and former VP Mike Pence also faced a document controversy. Biden, Pence, and every president since Reagan has been found to possess classified documents, yet none of these other former or current officials are being attacked like Trump.
