BREAKING: AG Merrick Garland appoints special counsel to investigate classified President JoeBiden's documents
Hur will investigate the way classified documents were handled and if any criminal charges should be filed against Biden.The announcement comes after reports surfaced that classified documents from Biden's time as vice president were found at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington, D.C. and the president's residence in Wilmington, Delaware.
The documents were confirmed to have been found at the two locations by White House counsel Richard Sauber, who also said that Biden's lawyers were cooperating with the Department of Justice and the National Archives and Records Administration. Biden himself said the documents at his Delaware residence were stored in a"locked garage" next to his Corvette.
Garland had previously assigned U.S. Attorney John Lausch, a Trump-appointee, to handle the Justice Department’s investigation into Biden's alleged mishandling of classified documents. Several GOP lawmakers were calling for Garland to appoint a special counsel to examine the possible mishandling of classified documents, as he did for the investigation into former President Donald Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents found at his residence at Mar-a-Lago.
Special Counsel Jack Smith is currently investigating Trump's handling of classified documents, in addition to the former president's role in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.Garland cited Trump's declaration of candidacy for the 2024 presidential election as reason to isolate the investigation from the DOJ. Garland, who was nominated as attorney general by Biden, also stated the president’s intent to run for reelection in 2024 as reason for the Trump special counsel.
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