Lead Lawmakers Granted Access To Classified Documents

Those appointed are now allowed to review the classified documents wrongfully discovered in the homes of current and former U.S. leaders.

Lead lawmakers on Capitol Hill who oversee the intelligence community have been granted access to review classified documents wrongfully discovered in the homes of current and former U.S. leaders.

Members of the ‘Gang of Eight’, includes the House and Senate leaders from each party as well as the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate intelligence committees.

The Biden administration granted the group permission to look over the documents found illegally held in the homes of President Biden, Former President Trump, and Former Vice President, Mike Pence.

The main argument from top lawmakers has been the need to understand the contents and extent of all the documents in order to understand the potential damage that could come if they had fallen into the wrong hands as proper handling protocols regarding the documents were not followed.