WASHINGTON >> The Justice Department searched the office of former Vice President Mike Pence’s Washington advocacy group for several hours Friday as part of its investigation into the discovery of sensitive documents at the homes and offices of current and former top U.S. officials.

Pence adviser Devin O’Malley said no additional documents with classified markings were discovered during a “thorough and unrestricted search” of the office of Advancing American Freedom, the nonprofit group launched by Pence in 2021. One binder — believed to be part of Pence’s 2020 debate preparations — “with approximately three previously redacted documents” was taken.

The search, described as consensual after negotiations between Pence’s representatives and the Justice Department, comes one week after the FBI searched Pence’s Indiana home and discovered one additional document with classified markings.

— The Associated Press

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