‘Gang of Eight’ now has access to classified documents found at Trump, Biden and Pence homes
by Rebecca Beitsch - 04/11/23 9:32 AM ET
The Department of Justice has begun to provide some lawmakers access to the classified documents recovered from the homes of President Biden and former President Trump following a pressure campaign from senators threatening to withhold funding, according to sources familiar with the situation.
The documents were provided to the Gang of Eight, comprised of the top four leaders in Congress and the head Republican and Democrat from both the Senate and House Intelligence committees. They include a set of documents found at the home of former Vice President Mike Pence.
The capitulation comes after months of complaints from lawmakers and assurances from both DOJ and the intelligence community, which argued turning over such sensitive documents was complicated by the appointment of two special counsels reviewing the matter.
Punchbowl News first reported the development.
Senators had been especially vocal in recent weeks about plans to block funding to the Justice Department over what they viewed as department limitations on their oversight.
“They’re ruining their relationship with a committee that has always been very responsible and a very good working partner with them,” Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), the top Republican on the committee, told The Hill.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3943806-gang-of-eight-now-has-access-to-classified-documents-found-at-trump-biden-and-pence-homes/
