The National Archives told Congress on Feb. 1 that it had been ordered to suppress a statement regarding the classified documents found at the Penn Biden Center in November, according to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
The revelation was made on the committee’s Twitter account, shortly after Ian Sams, senior adviser to the White House Counsel’s Office, was questioned about the matter by reporters.
“I don’t know anything about that,” Sams said in response to a question.
The committee, chaired by Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), then released this statement: “Yesterday, @USNatArchives informed us that they prepared a press statement regarding the Penn-Biden Center classified docs. However, the Archives confirmed someone suppressed the statement from going public. Only two have that authority: 1. The White House 2. DOJ.”
Members of the committee met on Feb. 1 in what Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) described as a “closed-door deposition” regarding the National Archives.
“I think the questioning was very important in terms of getting some of the facts of the issue,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “We want to make sure that there isn’t any mischaracterization by the Republican majority on the facts of this issue.”
“It certainly seems as though the Republican side had their script pre-written before any witnesses even entered that room.”
Ocasio-Cortez contrasted the differences between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in response to the discovery of classified documents in their possession, saying Biden was very proactive in providing information.
Sams gave a similar message to reporters, mentioning that the president was “fully cooperative” or “cooperated fully” 11 times in a 10-minute interview.
The classified documents found in Biden’s former offices at the Penn Biden Center were discovered on Nov. 2, 2022, six days before the midterm election, but were not disclosed to the public until Jan. 9, 2023.
Additional discoveries were made at Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, on Dec. 20, Jan. 14, and Jan. 20.
Biden had criticized Trump for holding records with classified markings during a Sept. 18, 2022, interview on 60 Minutes.
“How that could possibly happen? How anyone could be that irresponsible … totally irresponsible,” Biden said.
Regarding the possibility or timing of additional searches, Sams declined to comment on “ongoing negotiations” between the president’s lawyers and the Department of Justice.
He confirmed that no classified documents were discovered or removed from Biden’s residence in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, during a search conducted on Feb. 1.
The DOJ is a weaponized org for the deep state and for the demo socialist party
These days, it may be easier to list govt orgs/depts that are NOT WEAPONIZED for the deep state/demon-rats..
AOC is a complete joke. Why New Yorkers do you keep voting for this unamerican person. She lies about everything, Soros is paying her and taking your tax money to live high on the hog! She is a disgrace. Will you people in New York stop being the laughing stock of the world. Are you really that brain dead to believe anything she says? Just what has she done for your district? I bet you can’t answer that.
Same reason, for 20+ years they keep electing other dems? THEY ARE DUMB as a box o rocks.!
Yesterday, @USNatArchives informed us that they prepared a press statement regarding the Penn-Biden Center classified docs. However, the Archives confirmed someone suppressed the statement from going public. Only two have that authority: 1. The White House 2. DOJ.”
“We (Democrats) want to make sure that there isn’t any mischaracterization by the Republican majority on the facts of this issue.”
Like we the Democrats have done during our fabricated Trump’s russian collusion, like we did during the President Trump impeachment, like we did during the Jan. 6 commision.
Nancy Pelosi admitted an unfortunate truth about her
orchestrate and fabricated President Trump’s impeachment “farce”
– It hinges on witness’s “allegations” not “proof”.
It’s Not A Question” Of “Proof”, It’s About “Allegations”
https://youtu.be/7dzhIxeF204
This treasonous, dishonest, unethical, immoral Democrat Party has become our country’s most destructive and deadliest ENEMY!
DEMS don’t care who “has the authority” to do it.. NO ONE is around to STOP them.