Five more pages of secret documents have been discovered at Joe Biden’s family house in Delaware, the White House announced on Saturday, adding a fresh twist to a contentious situation for the president.
It was the most recent of several revelations regarding the allegedly illegal handling of documents from Biden’s tenure serving as Barack Obama’s vice president. According to Biden, he had no desire to hold onto any sensitive information.
Richard Sauber, a lawyer for the White House, discovered the most recent papers when he went to the house on Thursday to supervise the handover of a first batch of papers that were discovered a day earlier in a room next to the house’s garage to the Justice Department.
secret documents discovered Biden’s house: Biden’s private attorneys searched the garage of the house in Wilmington, Delaware, where the 80-year-old president frequently spends weekends, and discovered a paper marked classified there.
They informed the Justice Department because these lawyers lacked the required security clearance to read it, according to a statement from Sauber.
US presidents and vice presidents are required by 1978 legislation to turn all their official correspondence, including emails and letters, to the National Archives.
After claiming to have the required security clearance, Sauber proceeded to the Delaware residence to see for himself. He claimed that’s how he discovered the additional five pages.
According to him, all records were “timely and voluntarily” provided to the Justice Department’s department. He claimed all documents were “timely and voluntarily” handed to the Justice Department.
criticism from Republicans
The ongoing stream of discoveries has been used by Biden’s detractors to claim that he has not been open-minded and forthcoming.
On November 2, we discovered additional files in Biden’s previous office at a Washington think tank, where he had worked during his time in the Obama White House.
Additionally, on December 20, the president’s counsel discovered “a small number of documents” in the Wilmington garage that may have been private and notified the Justice Department.
US Attorney General Merrick Garland named Robert Hur as an independent prosecutor to look into Biden’s handling of confidential materials on Thursday amid the growing outrage over the Washington discovery.
For Biden, the matter is an unpleasant diversion as he gets ready to declare whether he will run for office again.
“Investigations into Alleged Concealment of Sensitive Documents by Former President Donald Trump and Current President Joe Biden”
The revelations have led to analogies to the case of former president Donald Trump, who is now under investigation by a special counsel for allegedly concealing hundreds of sensitive documents at his Florida resort Mar-a-Lago and blocking efforts by the government to obtain them.
In contrast, Sauber stressed that Biden had “quickly and voluntarily” returned documents when they surfaced.
“I take the existence of classified documents and material seriously. In order to fully participate in the Justice Department’s investigation, “On Thursday, Biden informed reporters.
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We found the first cache of Biden documents in November, a week before the midterm elections last year. The White House only confirmed it on Monday, leading Republicans to claim that it was kept secret for political purposes.
James Comer, a conservative from Kentucky who chairs an oversight committee, has promised to lead an investigation because Republicans, who have just taken control of the House of Representatives, will do so.
“The opacity of the Biden administration in this situation is troubling. Being aware that a Special Counsel would be appointed, Biden’s advisers searching through papers is equally concerning “Comer stated in a press release.
He criticized President Biden’s lack of transparency, promising to investigate and find answers. He also highlighted the concerning actions of the Biden administration in this situation.