whether to appoint a Pence special counsel


The discovery of classified documents at former Vice President Mike Pence’s home immediately raised questions at the Justice Department about whether yet another special counsel investigation was in the offing.

For now, the department’s course isn’t clear, people briefed on internal deliberations say.

The Pence documents are now the subject of a preliminary review by the Justice Department’s national security division and the FBI.

The findings of that review will determine what the Justice Department does next, officials say. No final decision has been made on whether the Pence documents merit another special counsel.

Pence has not publicly announced whether he plans to run for president, and top Justice Department officials view that as a major difference between him and former President Donald rump and President Joe Biden, both intended 2024 presidential candidates.

The rump and Biden cases over their handling of classified documents raised the appearance of a conflict of interest for Attorney General Merrick Garland and the department because the rump is now campaigning to replace Biden, who appointed Garland to his job. In both cases, Garland tapped special counsels to investigate.

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