Classified documents seem to be everywhere. Whose home had more: Pence, Biden or Trump's?

The FBI removed one classified document from former Vice President Mike Pence's home in Carmel, Indiana, after a five-hour search Friday, a follow-up to the discovery in January of "a small number" of classified records at the home.

A Pence adviser said the FBI also removed six pages that were not marked as classified.

Pence, who could be a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination 2024, is in California. He agreed to the search, and his attorneys cooperated with authorities without a warrant being issued. At least one of Pence's lawyers was at the home during the search. 

Attorneys familiar with handling classified material searched Pence's home in January. The former vice president used them “out of an abundance of caution” after the discovery of classified papers at President Joe Biden's home in Delaware, Pence staffers said.

A lawyer for Pence said the documents had been "inadvertently transported to the personal home of the former vice president at the end of the last administration.” The FBI is searching for classified material that may have been overlooked. 

• Jan. 16: About a dozen documents marked "classified" are found at the Pence residence.
• Jan. 18: Pence lawyer Greg Jacob sends a letter to the National Archives, asking for assistance in transferring the documents.
• Jan. 19: FBI agents retrieve the documents from Pence's home.
• Jan. 23: The documents, along with other unclassified vice presidential papers, are delivered to the National Archives.
• Feb. 10: The FBI conducts its own search of Pence's house and remove one classified document and six pages.

Presidential administrations are supposed to give classified documents to the National Archives while leaving office.

The discovery of classified papers at the homes of Pence, Biden and former President Donald Trump are focusing attention on the transfer of sensitive materials between administrations.

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SOURCE USA TODAY Network reporting and research; Associated Press