February 10, 2023

The FBI is searching the Indiana home of former Trump Vice President Mike Pence after it was reported that classified documents had been found there by an aide.

CNN reports that one of Pence's lawyers is at the residence being searched.

Conover has reported for C&L that classified documents were already found at his home previously after he had told the media he had none at all.

"A lawyer for former VP Pence discovered about a dozen documents marked as classified at the former Vice President's Indiana home last week. Pence didn't try to keep them as Donald did. Instead, he has turned those classified records over to the FBI.

In November 2022, Pence said he did not take classified documents with him as he left office. During an interview, Pence said there would be "no reason to have classified documents, particularly in an unprotected area."

This comes a day after the former vice president was subpoenaed by Special Council Jack Smith to testify about the assault and insurrectionist on January 6th.

Sources told ABC News that the subpoena from special counsel Jack Smith requests documents and testimony related to the failed attempt by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election, which culminated in the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The subpoena follows months of negotiations between federal prosecutors and Pence's legal team.

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