Congressional leaders known as the 'Gang of 8' have received access to classified documents found at the homes or private offices of President Biden, former President Trump and former VP Pence, a source says.
Congressional leaders known as the"Gang of Eight" have begun receiving access to classified documents found in the possession of former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence after they left office, a source familiar with the matter said.
Law enforcement officials found documents with classified markings at the homes or private offices of all three men after they left office, and the handling of the documents is under federal investigation. The House and Senate intelligence committees had been seeking access to the material. The Justice Department had previously rejected the committees' requests to turn over the documents, saying they were part of an active investigation. But the lawmakers hadat what they described as the DOJ's sparse briefings on the matter. In a statement released after a February briefing on the documents, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., and Vice Chairman Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said it “left much to be desired.
Warner, Rubio are members of the Gang of Eight, which include the leaders of the House Intelligence Committee and the top Democratic and Republican leaders in each chamber. Congressional leaders did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A spokesperson for the Department of Justice declined to comment.
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