The lawyer discovered about a dozen classified documents in the boxes, which have since been turned over to the FBI, CNN first reported on Tuesday. RELATED: Clinton, Obama, both Bushes turned in all classified documents, their reps sayAugust 2022Aug. 20 — After the FBI searches former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort to retrieve classified documents, Pence is asked in Iowa whether he had taken any classified information with him when he left office. November 2022Nov. 15 — In an interview with ABC News in his Indiana home where the classified documents would eventually be found, Pence is asked again if he took classified material from the White House. “​Well, there’d be no reason to have classified documents, particularly if they were in an unprotected area,” Pence continues. 9:30 p.m. — The Justice Department asks Pence whether it can retrieve the material with classified markings from Pence’s home that evening, and Pence agrees.

Source: CNN January 25, 2023 21:57 UTC