Key members of Congress have been granted access to classified documents found at locations linked to President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump, and former Vice President Mike Pence, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.
The Biden administration began sharing the materials with the “Gang of Eight,” which includes House and Senate leaders and the top members of each chamber’s intelligence committee, last week in a “rolling production,” a source told CNN.
Lawmakers have been briefed on the documents in the past but voiced frustration with what they said was a lack of transparency that hindered their ability to perform oversight.
Two “Gang of Eight” members, Senate Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) and Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL), have been particularly vocal, citing concerns about national security. A meeting in February with the Justice Department and leaders of the U.S. intelligence community “left much to be desired,” they said in a joint…