Trump, Biden, Pence subjected to action against classified doc mishandling amid DOJ probes
- Biden administration granted congressional Gang of Eight access to classified documents recovered from Trump, Biden & Pence properties after months of demands.
- DOJ appointed special counsels to investigate Trump for possible laws broken in handling of docs at Mar-a-Lago and Biden and aides' role in retention of classified records.
- About 300 classified documents were found at Trump's Florida estate; smaller numbers from Biden home in Delaware and Pence residence in Indiana.
- Access to documents provided as some lawmakers threatened to subpoena over stonewalling and concerns over potential security risks from improper handling.
- Presidential Records Act requires transfer of all presidential records to National Archives upon end of administration but officials have found widespread failures.