Past US President, VP asked to ‘recheck’ classified files
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The National Archives has asked former presidents and vice presidents dating back to Ronald Reagan to review classified documents in their possession, reports The Associated Press.
The handling of classified documents has been an on-and-off problem for decades, from presidents to cabinet ministers to officials of multiple administrations. (AP archive)
The U.S. National Archives will review the personal records of former presidents and vice presidents for classified documents after news that they were in possession of classified documents two people familiar with the matter said.
The Archives on Thursday will ensure compliance with the Presidential Records Act for representatives of former presidents and vice presidents dating back to Ronald Reagan, according to two people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to discuss the investigation. I sent a letter for..
The law states that all records made or received by the President are the property of the U.S. government and will be managed by the Archives at the end of the administration.
The archives are the former presidents of Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, as well as Pence, Biden, Dick Cheney, Al Gore, Dunn A letter was sent to representatives of the former Vice President of Quayle, they said.
The letter was first reported CNN.
Biden’s attorneys came across classified documents from the Biden vice presidential era in a locked cabinet while cleaning out Biden’s disused office in November.
Subsequent investigations by the FBI and Biden’s attorneys have since found more documents.
Former Vice President Pence also discovered and turned over the documents this week.
Source: AP
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