After the discovery of classified documents in the private home of former US Vice President Mike Pence, the 63-year-old admitted to making mistakes. “Mistakes were made. And now I take full responsibility for that,” Pence said Friday at an event in Florida. “While I didn’t know this classified information was in our private home, let me be clear: This classified information should not have been there,” the Republican said.
Documents with confidential markings have appeared in the private rooms of US President Joe Biden in recent weeks. Findings from former President Donald Trump already caused a stir last summer. It was announced on Tuesday that secret files from his tenure as vice president had also been found at Pence. It was said that his lawyer had discovered her. They were subsequently arrested by the federal police.
The finds are sensitive to all three politicians, as confidential government documents are not allowed to be stored privately after leaving office. In the US, the National Archives are responsible for this.
Pence was Vice President Trump from 2017 to 2021. Pence is expected to become president in the 2024 elections. However, he would first have to assert himself in the internal party primaries against Trump, who has already announced his candidacy. The Democrat Biden would also have ambitions for a renewed candidacy for the White House. So far, neither Biden nor Pence have officially announced their candidacy. (saw/sda/dpa)
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