AG Garland Appoints Special Counsel to Investigate Biden ‘s Handling of Classified Docs

Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel in order to investigate the handling by President Biden of classified documents that date back to the Obama administration.

Robert Hur, an ex-United States Attorney, was appointed by Garland to lead the investigation. From a simple review on Thursday, the Justice Department elevated to a special counsel investigation. Keep a stash of classified documents The documents were found in the garage at Biden’s Wilmington home. The Washington office of the Penn Biden Center thought tank was where the first documents were discovered.

“Earlier today, I signed an order appointing Robert Hur a special counsel for the matter I have just described,” After describing the documents, Garland stated that he had spoken to him on Thursday. “The document authorizes him to investigate whether any person or entity violated the law in connection with this matter. The special counsel will not be subject to the day-to-day supervision of any official of the department, but he must comply with the regulations, procedures and policies of the department.”

Garland said that Hur worked in the DOJ’s criminal division, where he investigated counterterrorism and corporate fraud. Hur was the U.S. attorney for the district Maryland from 2021 to 2021.

“I am confident that Mr. Hur will carry out his responsibility in an even-handed and urgent manner and in accordance with the highest traditions of this department,” Garland also added.

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Robert Hur, U.S. attorney, arrives at the U.S. District Court of Baltimore on November 21, 2019. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Jan. 12, 2023, appointed Hur as a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Del., and at an office in Washington. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)
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Attorney General Merrick Garland makes a statement to the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., April 26, 2021. 
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The White House Counsel’s Office After the news broke, Biden’s residences were searched in Rehoboth Beach as well as Wilmington, Delaware. The White House lawyers claim they immediately contacted DOJ when they found the documents in the Wilmington garage. The contents of the documents have not been revealed, nor has Biden’s or anyone else’s knowledge about their reading after his departure as vice-president.

“Lawyers discovered among personal and political papers a small number of additional Obama-Biden administration records with classified markings. All but one of these documents were found in storage space in the President’s Wilmington residence garage,” In a statement, White House lawyers said that they were aware of the situation. “One document consisting of one page was discovered among stored materials in an adjacent room.”

According to the White House, no documents were found at Biden’s Rehoboth Beach residence. Biden’s Administration has also made arrangements to deliver the documents the DOJ.

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The second cache of classified Obama-era documents discovered is the Wilmington documents. The Penn Biden Center in Washington, an aligned think tank, found the first collection.

Joe Biden supports his Corvette in a garage in a campaign clip released August 5, 2020.
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The second group of documents was the subject of a dispute between Biden and Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy on Thursday.

“Classified documents next to your Corvette? What were you thinking?” Doocy was asked.

“I’m going to get the chance to speak on all of this, God willing it’ll be soon, but I said earlier this week — and by the way my Corvette is in a locked garage. It’s not like it’s sitting out in the street,” Biden responded.

“So the documents were in a locked garage,” Doocy prompted.

“Yes, as well as my Corvette. But as I said earlier this week, people know I take classified documents and classified material seriously,” Biden said. “I also said we’re cooperating fully and completely with the Justice Department’s review.”

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This discovery is similar to revelations made last year about former President Donald Trump Had housed a treasure trove His Mar-a-Lago, Florida home was seized by the FBI. To recover more than 300 classified documents, the FBI raided his home.