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Former U.S. leaders asked to re-check for classified docs

Classified Conundrum
Posted at 2:19 PM, Jan 26, 2023
and last updated 2023-01-26 14:19:38-05

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Archives has asked former presidents and vice presidents to re-check their personal records for any classified documents following the news that President Joe Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence had documents in the possession after they left office.

The Archives sent a letter Thursday to the representatives of former presidents and vice presidents from former President Ronald Reagan to the present to ensure compliance on the issue of compliance with the Presidential Records Act, which states that any records created 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.