Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday asked the FBI to investigate Joe Biden’s son over classified documents found at the president’s Delaware home and then, seconds later, suggested that sensitive documents were also found on the former Vice President. President Mike Pence’s home in Indiana.
“The FBI should search the University of Delaware archives, and they should search Hunter Biden’s home and business address,” Cruz said during an appearance on Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow.”
Host Larry Kudlow then asked about classified documents found at Pence’s home near Indianapolis last week. Cruz is not as concerned about this.
“Oh, look, the Mike Pence story — it’s early days,” Cruz said. “He is a good friend and a good person. He explained where he came from.
The White House has been under fire since announcing that Biden’s lawyers found classified documents and official records on four separate occasions between November 2 and December 20 at the Penn Biden Center office in Washington and at Biden’s home.
Biden donated sealed Senate records to the University of Delaware in 2012. Cruz has repeatedly called on the Justice Department to search for the papers. However, the university said only Biden and his appointees have access to the papers for up to two years after he leaves public office.
The Justice Department has appointed a special prosecutor to look into the matter.
On Tuesday, news broke that Pence had also mishandled sensitive material. According to Pence’s lawyer, “a small number of classified documents” were found at the home of vice president Donald Trump last week.
In that case, there is no indication that he was aware of the note’s existence, and it appears that the note was turned in within days of its discovery.
The two developments contrast with how former President Trump has for months refused repeated requests from the National Archives to produce classified material located at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida after he left office. About 300 classified documents have been recovered from Trump properties since he left office in January 2021.
After the FBI raided Mar-a-Lago on August 8, Cruz called it a politically motivated “fishing expedition.”