Former Vice President Mike Pence, a Republican leader and potential presidential candidate in 2024, has been subpoenaed by Special Counsel Jack Smith, in connection to his investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election results. Marc Short, Pence's former chief of staff, said that the FBI's search of Pence's home in Indiana is likely to occur in the near future, and the former vice president has granted the FBI complete access for the search.

The recent discovery of classified documents in Pence's home follows reports of documents found in President Biden's residence in December. The discovery at Pence's residence coincided with an earlier search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, where over 100 documents with various levels of classification were found.

Short said that the White House has shown a "double standard" in handling the documents from Pence and Biden's residences, noting that it