I smell something really foul here. In playing devil's advocate, what is the motive and what is the expected results? Follow along here and I'll reveal what I think is the motive and the end result.
Allowing Pence's attorney to enter his house means Pence had to know about it and approved it in advance.
His lawyer would have known where to look. I'm sure Mike Pence wouldn't want anyone rifling through his wife's closet or dresser drawers or any other family member's belongings. Not for a minute. Instead, his lawyer had to be directed (and plausibly) escorted by family member(s) to the location of the classified documents. Pence knew where they were. The question is whether this is all staged. It appears it is.
Why and how did Mike Pence possess these confidential documents? Playing along with this mystery drama, someone from Washington had to know Pence had these documents. All classified documents are (1) for eyes only (2) viewed in a prescribed place and time frame, and (3) supervised to assure their return is followed and completed. There is a strict protocol to be followed. All classified documents are meticulously tracked. The VP should have been notified for their return before leaving office. This did not happen. Was the protocol broken? Or is this a fabricated staged event as a result of the growing Biden document scandal?
Washington DC's standard method for getting rid of evidence is to destroy it. The democrats know this very well. This was an option for Pence too. Even if it was known Pence had classified documents, the lack of evidence leaves many questions. Like Biden, Pence could plead ignorant to ever having these documents. Pence didn't do this though. Why?
This means there's 'something' more to this case. Could Pence be attempting to make this appear to be a common precedent thereby absolving Biden of his crimes of possessing classified information? One report stated Biden had classified documents from the time he was in the Senate. Is this why Lindsey Graham is defending Biden saying its probably much ado about nothing?
What about Trump and his Mar-a-Lago raid? Are Trump's documents (which are indeed legal) contain compelling evidence against Hunter Biden and Joe Biden? Is the Pence and Biden confidential document ordeals an attempt to make Trump's documents go away? In other words, AG Garland decides to drop all the cases, including Trump's, due to the fact 'everyone' has been violating these protocols for classified documents for years. To fix this 'snafu', Garland will notify the FBI and Intel agencies that they need to amend the protocols so that this will never happen again. This seems to be the standard way Washington covers up widespread crimes. Oh and by the way, we'll just keep all of Trump's documents. The end result is Biden and his extensive empire of corruption is left untouched. Many RINOS and democrats alike are now saved from discovery. The corrupt system continues as it always has in the past.
To me, the scenario above appears to be motive for Pence entering the picture.
Thanks, for pointing that out. I was using the word 'confidential' in the generic sense inclusive of the classification. I should have more properly used the word 'classified'. Interpret wherever I used the word 'confidential' as really meaning 'classified'.... I edited it to the proper word 'classification. It's been a great while since my retirement having a security clearance. Incorrect public jargon tends to erode governmental lingo.
And you make a very good point that these documents were already declassified by Trump. Let's look at that. One thing is for sure though. We have to believe Pence knew beforehand that his lawyer was picking up these documents. Pence knew. He arranged for his attorney to pick these documents up. It is plausible that a family member was there to escort the lawyer to the location of the documents. If these documents were already declassified by Trump, this is a trolling exercise. However, purportedly these documents are classified meaning Trump didn't classify. Trump could have stated immediately that he declassified them. He hasn't said this though. The question is always what is the motive?
How does Pence entering the picture benefit Trump or Biden?
That is a good question. One thing I have been noticing is, there so far has been some distinction in reporting between either stating that the docs are "classified" as opposed to "marked classified"
I could be making more out of it then there really is, but I will be listening for that distinction and paying closer attention to who is saying it one way or the other as we get more light on it.
As with all of this intrigue, hard to tell if it's a keystone cop thing and all these guys are bumbling idiots or if there is more to it like some aspect of a devolution or CoG. Honestly, from my perspective, it's really hard to imagine a reality involving "devolution" but Trump has been involved with all these same players since at least his supposed Atlantic City informant days, so, who knows?
If by some crazy miracle our government has been devolved, then Pence would still be part of a devolved administration so he would have every reason to have classified information at his "devolved location"
Again, not saying I believe any of that, but that is another possible lense to view this all through.
I wouldn't trust many of these guys, but I will still take Chris Miller at his word that Pence is a Patriot.
Don't expect the Legacy News to know how classified documents work. Categorization is easily confused.