Tue Jan 24, 2023, 12:10 PM

erpowers (9,269 posts)

CNN Exclusive: Classified documents found at Pence's Indiana home

Source: CNN

A lawyer for former Vice President Mike Pence discovered about a dozen documents marked as classified at Pence’s Indiana home last week, and he has turned those classified records over to the FBI, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

The FBI and the Justice Department’s National Security Division have launched a review of the documents and how they ended up in Pence’s house in Indiana

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/24/politics/pence-classified-documents-fbi/index.html

I wonder if Republicans will want to investigate this incident.

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CNN Exclusive: Classified documents found at Pence's Indiana home (Original post)	erpowers	Tuesday	OP
lol	DURHAM D	Tuesday	#1
and his top employee, George W., no doubt does also	rurallib	Tuesday	#20
Now with crayon drawings on the back. n/t	Harker	Tuesday	#45
Does anyone remember	DENVERPOPS	Tuesday	#59
Well, war criminals do need their privacy...	Evolve Dammit	Tuesday	#79
This is like a baseball game.	GreenWave	Tuesday	#2
I'm sure Trump declassified them with his mind	underpants	Tuesday	#5
Who's on third?	tinymontgomery	Tuesday	#27
Iran-Contra	KS Toronado	Tuesday	#41
And who's struck out?	calimary	Tuesday	#77
I'd like to be a fly on the wall while Fox figures out how to cover this	underpants	Tuesday	#3
They'll ignore it and focus on Biden.	maxsolomon	Tuesday	#6
I know. They've never mentioned the seditious conspiracy convictions as far as I know	underpants	Tuesday	#30
who cares?	NJCher	Tuesday	#38
well, I was answering the question.	maxsolomon	Tuesday	#42
SEARCH JIMMY CARTER'S FARM!	maxsolomon	Tuesday	#4
Willful removal is different than accidental, but... yeah.	Beartracks	Tuesday	#22
In public opinion, perhaps	ColinC	Tuesday	#26
Ideally. There are different rules for Ex-POTUS & VPOTUS. A higher bar, if you will.	maxsolomon	Tuesday	#43
There's still a big difference between cooperation and obstruction. n/t	thesquanderer	Tuesday	#55
Exactly	ColinC	Tuesday	#58
There was sworn testimony and video of trmps staff unloading boxes of	Chin music	Tuesday	#46
Gotta wonder ...	ificandream	Tuesday	#7
How about under the couches	Mira	Tuesday	#8
And all the rooms at the Trump Hotel	Walleye	Tuesday	#13
Pences did go to IN Gov Holcomb's lake home as	Captain Zero	Tuesday	#67
LOL	BumRushDaShow	Tuesday	#9
We sure pay a lot of taxes for this level of ineptitude.	twodogsbarking	Tuesday	#10
Imagine the cost to our entire country in lost blood and treasure, research and development,	Chin music	Tuesday	#50
agreed	Skittles	Tuesday	#84
Fox viewers will never be told about this.	Diamond_Dog	Tuesday	#11
Link	AkFemDem	Tuesday	#25
Fox's web site is more "fair and balanced" than its cable TV news.	Gidney N Cloyd	Tuesday	#48
I would imagine that the website viewership leans	markodochartaigh	Tuesday	#57
The National Archives is responsible for following the chain of custody of these docs.	33taw	Tuesday	#12
Leader Needs to Be Fired	erpowers	Tuesday	#40
Yeah NA has to be suspect BUT	Captain Zero	Tuesday	#68
I wonder what percentage of classified material is sent to The National Archives.	friend of a friend	Tuesday	#71
Why isn't there better document control?	Renew Deal	Tuesday	#14
+1	H2O Man	Tuesday	#17
+100 - NARA has some serious housekeeping to get up on.	thenelm1	Tuesday	#36
The documents don't go to the archive until	sab390	Tuesday	#47
The whataboutism is pulsing in this one	Marthe48	Tuesday	#15
I'm Spartacus!	ToxMarz	Tuesday	#16
Next big D.D. souvenir	Marthe48	Tuesday	#18
As A Nurse Who Handles Narcotics...	GB_RN	Tuesday	#19
We clearly do not have a process in place	MontanaMama	Tuesday	#21
The fact that our enemies know this	wnylib	Tuesday	#75
How many regular folk	AkFemDem	Tuesday	#23
I bet this has been more common than we know throughout our history.	chowder66	Tuesday	#24
They're everywhere!	Bayard	Tuesday	#28
I'll bet this happens often when outgoing officials pack up their stuff.	Ocelot II	Tuesday	#29
Start	Rebl2	Tuesday	#31
Does anybody track these documents?	inwiththenew	Tuesday	#32
The really important/interesting stuff has serial numbers...	Shipwack	Tuesday	#53
as with Biden, I suspect haphazard packing..	agingdem	Tuesday	#33
Hey - I'm gonna look	cilla4progress	Tuesday	#34
Hey - I'm gonna look	cilla4progress	Tuesday	#35
Either this is a systemic problem or someone's been putting classified documents in everyone's house	SledDriver	Tuesday	#37
I think this is bad news	caraher	Tuesday	#39
Nope, big difference. TFG refused to give them back so the government	Ocelot II	Tuesday	#52
Of course there's a big difference	caraher	Tuesday	#83
I honestly don't understand how sloppy classified info tracked.	intheflow	Tuesday	#44
Will Garland now appoint a special counsel for Pence? He is guilty of exactly he same thing as	Lonestarblue	Tuesday	#49
Well, Mr Garland, are you going to trot out another special counsel?	markodochartaigh	Tuesday	#51
Both Pence & Biden notified Archives & FBI. tRump stonewalled, obstructed, lied, got lawyers to lie,	Bernardo de La Paz	Tuesday	#54
I know, you know, most logical folks know, the cases are not comparable, I bet it still gets tRump	OverBurn	Tuesday	#70
Nope. tRump will draw things out, but he will lose to Garland/Smith. . . .nt	Bernardo de La Paz	Tuesday	#72
tinfoil hat time!!!	Javaman	Tuesday	#56
Lets see how FAST that Special Council gets trotted out by Garland for Pence	Bengus81	Tuesday	#60
I read somewhere that NARA	BonnieJW	Tuesday	#61
I am sure House Republicans will be investigating this.	cstanleytech	Tuesday	#62
I expect CNN, et al, to breathlessly report on this "scandal!!11"	mcar	Tuesday	#63
A few thoughts...	BadgerMom	Tuesday	#64
This appears to be a systemic problem.	patphil	Tuesday	#65
Good	wryter2000	Tuesday	#66
This whole fiasco is a reflection on the incompetence of the National Archives' ability to track	onetexan	Tuesday	#69
That is good news! Especially given they were immediately turned over to The Feds.	usaf-vet	Tuesday	#73
Will Dick Durbin come out and tell us how "troubled" he is by this like he did for President Biden?	JohnSJ	Tuesday	#74
HEHHH!	electric_blue68	Tuesday	#76
Oh no! Classified documents were found at my house. Does this mean I'm an	Wonder Why	Tuesday	#78
I still think it is more than curious	DENVERPOPS	Tuesday	#80
They would hang Mike Pense if they had him.	OneCrazyDiamond	Tuesday	#81
Classified docs found.....at Abe Lincoln's Springfield, IL home! I shit you not......	machoneman	Tuesday	#82

Response to erpowers (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2023, 12:12 PM

DURHAM D (32,047 posts)

1. lol

I have no doubt that Cheney has thousands of classified documents at his house.

CNN Exclusive: Classified documents found at Pence's Indiana home

1. lol

20. and his top employee, George W., no doubt does also

45. Now with crayon drawings on the back. n/t

59. Does anyone remember

79. Well, war criminals do need their privacy...

2. This is like a baseball game.

5. I'm sure Trump declassified them with his mind

27. Who's on third?

41. Iran-Contra

77. And who's struck out?

3. I'd like to be a fly on the wall while Fox figures out how to cover this

6. They'll ignore it and focus on Biden.

30. I know. They've never mentioned the seditious conspiracy convictions as far as I know

38. who cares?

42. well, I was answering the question.

4. SEARCH JIMMY CARTER'S FARM!

22. Willful removal is different than accidental, but... yeah.

26. In public opinion, perhaps

43. Ideally. There are different rules for Ex-POTUS & VPOTUS. A higher bar, if you will.

55. There's still a big difference between cooperation and obstruction. n/t

58. Exactly

46. There was sworn testimony and video of trmps staff unloading boxes of

7. Gotta wonder ...

8. How about under the couches

13. And all the rooms at the Trump Hotel

67. Pences did go to IN Gov Holcomb's lake home as

9. LOL

10. We sure pay a lot of taxes for this level of ineptitude.

50. Imagine the cost to our entire country in lost blood and treasure, research and development,

84. agreed

11. Fox viewers will never be told about this.

25. Link

48. Fox's web site is more "fair and balanced" than its cable TV news.

57. I would imagine that the website viewership leans

12. The National Archives is responsible for following the chain of custody of these docs.

40. Leader Needs to Be Fired

68. Yeah NA has to be suspect BUT

71. I wonder what percentage of classified material is sent to The National Archives.

14. Why isn't there better document control?

17. +1

36. +100 - NARA has some serious housekeeping to get up on.

47. The documents don't go to the archive until

15. The whataboutism is pulsing in this one

16. I'm Spartacus!

18. Next big D.D. souvenir

19. As A Nurse Who Handles Narcotics...

21. We clearly do not have a process in place

75. The fact that our enemies know this

23. How many regular folk

24. I bet this has been more common than we know throughout our history.

28. They're everywhere!

29. I'll bet this happens often when outgoing officials pack up their stuff.

31. Start

32. Does anybody track these documents?

53. The really important/interesting stuff has serial numbers...

33. as with Biden, I suspect haphazard packing..

34. Hey - I'm gonna look

35. Hey - I'm gonna look

37. Either this is a systemic problem or someone's been putting classified documents in everyone's house

39. I think this is bad news

52. Nope, big difference. TFG refused to give them back so the government

83. Of course there's a big difference

44. I honestly don't understand how sloppy classified info tracked.

49. Will Garland now appoint a special counsel for Pence? He is guilty of exactly he same thing as

51. Well, Mr Garland, are you going to trot out another special counsel?

54. Both Pence & Biden notified Archives & FBI. tRump stonewalled, obstructed, lied, got lawyers to lie,

70. I know, you know, most logical folks know, the cases are not comparable, I bet it still gets tRump

72. Nope. tRump will draw things out, but he will lose to Garland/Smith. . . .nt

56. tinfoil hat time!!!

60. Lets see how FAST that Special Council gets trotted out by Garland for Pence

61. I read somewhere that NARA

62. I am sure House Republicans will be investigating this.

63. I expect CNN, et al, to breathlessly report on this "scandal!!11"

64. A few thoughts...

65. This appears to be a systemic problem.

66. Good

69. This whole fiasco is a reflection on the incompetence of the National Archives' ability to track

73. That is good news! Especially given they were immediately turned over to The Feds.

74. Will Dick Durbin come out and tell us how "troubled" he is by this like he did for President Biden?