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FBI search turns up more documents at Pence's home. Special counsel time? [1]

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Date: 2023-02-10  

Though Pence was not present for the search, one of his lawyers was, and the search was conducted under the same terms that applied to an FBI search of President Biden's home after some sensitive documents had been found in his old office in Washington, D.C.

Now, the question is whether Pence will be subject to the same scrutiny that Biden is under after Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to look into his document handling.

Though many legal analysts questioned whether such an appointment was even necessary under the Justice Department's special counsel regulations, the fact is that Garland set a precedent of sorts by putting Biden under a microscope despite the fact that he totally cooperated with the Justice Department and the National Archives.

As Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California tweeted Friday morning, "With every passing day, it becomes more and more untenable for @TheJusticeDept to not appoint a Special Counsel to investigate the former Vice President. Why is DOJ treating Mike Pence differently?"

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