Clinton, Bush and Obama turned over all classified records, representatives say - CNN

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Former Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama turned implicit their classified records to the National Archives upon leaving office, representatives for each of the 4 leaders told CNN, aft classified materials were discovered successful yet different erstwhile apical official’s home.

The find of classified documents successful former Vice President Mike Pence’s Carmel, Indiana, home was the 3rd specified lawsuit successful caller months. Former President Donald Trump and existent President Joe Biden have besides been taxable to scrutiny aft classified worldly was recovered successful their homes.

None of the erstwhile presidents’ representatives said they were conducting further searches of homes oregon offices wherever documents could perchance beryllium stored.

Instead, they reiterated the practices those leaders followed erstwhile departing the White House successful 1993, 2001, 2009 and 2017.

“All of President Clinton’s classified materials were decently turned implicit to NARA successful accordance with the Presidential Records Act,” said Clinton’s office.

Bush and Obama followed the aforesaid practice, their representatives said, turning implicit some classified and unclassified worldly to the National Archives.

The Archives continues to support carnal and ineligible custody of those records, Obama’s bureau said.

George H.W. Bush instantly turned implicit each his papers, including his idiosyncratic papers, erstwhile helium near office. Then, astatine a aboriginal date, his idiosyncratic papers were returned to him arsenic the Archives sorted done everything, sources acquainted with his statesmanlike papers said.

A root acquainted with the Archives told CNN that they did not retrieve erstwhile President Jimmy Carter uncovering immoderate stray classified documents.

Former Vice President Dan Quayle confirmed to CNN that everything was turned implicit and helium ne'er had immoderate issues with uncovering classified papers aft helium near office.