from President Biden’s tenure as vice president were discovered in a private office in Washington and turned over to the National Archives in November, a White House lawyer confirmed Monday.
The small number of documents with classified markings were found in a locked closet at Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement and are now under review by the Justice Department and National Archives, Richard Sauber, special counsel to the president, said in a statement.
Biden used the office “periodically” between 2017 and the start of his 2020 presidential campaign, and the documents were discovered by Biden’s attorneys as they prepared to vacate the space. The Penn Biden Center is a think tank located about a mile from the White House and is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania.
“The White House is cooperating with the National Archives and the Department of Justice regarding the discovery of what appear to be Obama-Biden Administration records, including a small number of documents with classified markings,” Sauber said in the statement, which was tweeted by White House Counsel’s Office spokesman Ian Sams.
The documents were discovered on Nov. 2, right before the midterm elections. The National Archives took possession of the materials the next morning.
“The discovery of these documents were made by the President’s attorneys,” Sauber said. “The documents were not the subject of any previous request or inquiry by the Archives. Since that discovery, the President’s personal attorneys have cooperated with the Archives and the Department of Justice in a process to ensure that any Obama-Biden Administration records are appropriately in the possession of the Archives.”
The Presidential Records Act requires all presidential and vice-presidential documents to be turned over to the National Archives.
Former President Donald Trump has been under a investigation for allegations he took government documents with him when he left the White House in early 2021. In August, FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago home and uncovered thousands of documents, including more than 100 marked classified.
In December, the House oversight and reform committee called on the National Archive to determine if there are more documents from Trump’s presidency that are unaccounted for after reports surfaced that additional presidential records were found in a Florida storage unit.
“President Biden has stated that taking from the White House is ‘irresponsible,’ House committee on oversight and accountability chair James Comer, R-Ky., said in a statement Monday.
“Under the Biden administration, the Department of Justice and National Archives have made compliance with the Presidential Records Act a top priority. We expect the same treatment for President Biden, who has apparently inappropriately maintained in an insecure setting for several years,” Comer said.
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The Biden DOJ found out a week BEFORE the election but did NOTHING but cover it up till the election was over. Where are the FBI raids of the many laundered money bought and paid for Biden residences ??? Where is the American media outrage?? Where are the 51 national security and former FBI politcally bought and paid for leader talkimg heads popping up to demand an investigation and prosecution? Last i knew it was that the President, but not the VICE president had the power to declassify documents, unless that is the VICE president and his FBI political Democrat plants are too busy engaging in their VICE and the rules have been changed to protect the guilty.
THIS IS why the FBI needs to get GUTTED TO THE Core..
Nothing what so ever about it, is worth saving.
NOTHING!!!!!!
And how much more does he have in other locations. Time to send in SWAT teams at all his houses and business locations. I’m sure some stuff can be found where Hunter hung around
“…Outside the Beltway…”
“Sandy Berger Hid Stolen Archive Documents”
JAMES JOYNER · THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2006,”
The democrats were having a Field-Day going after Republican President, Donald Trump, for having (CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS” in his possession only to recently find out that Democrat President, Joe Biden had in his possession, (CLASSIFIED-Document’s,) as well- We are left to wonder if the democrat elite will be as anxious to go after Democrat President, Joe Biden for Classified Documents…It would seem that democrats have always had problems with DOCUMENTS And then there’s Hunter Biden’s Lap-Top_ Hillary Clinton’s Private Server while she was Secretary of State under Barack H. Obama, Democrat a President.
IT will like always, be seen as a “nothing-burger” you can bet.
OH MY GOD!!! Somebody call Putin and get all the copies from him!!! Then have him nuke the place!!!
Let the DOJ meddling begin. Start raiding with CNN on hand for full telecast. What…he’s a democrat? Oh, never mind the ball is in the wrong court for that.
Don’t forget oops wrong words, don’t forget biden can’t remember which way is out let alone what documents he might have “accidently” left behind and were seen by hunter.
Don’t anyone hold their breath for justice or enforcement, Justice in our nation have multiple standards, and the democrats standard is above the laws they use to harass the conservative citizens!
Even if guilty, dems never have anything done.
IF conservative though, you are GUILTY as accused.
If the Dems didn’t have double standards, they would have no standards at all! The media silence on this scandal is deafening. Meanwhile Trump got roasted for doing the same thing.
The DemonRats say “Rules for thee, but not for me”. As usual, they are a bunch of lying hypocrits! They are usually guilty of way more than they are even accusing conservatives of.
When will the FBI be raiding Brandon’s homes ??
Maybe once the new millenoum begins.. IF AT ALL.
The raid on Trump’s home to secure documents was never about the documents.
It was pure intimidation.
Something is awry with this find, it reeks of being a Democrat setup. First, the documents have just been sitting there for six years and no one knew about them. Second, you really think Biden’s attorneys are going to run to the archives to tell them about the documents before consulting Biden himself. Third, who believes the justice department is launching a real investigation. This is a setup. Probably designed to get rid of too old Joe and Trump at the same time. Use this to force Biden into giving up his run in 2024 and you can shame the Republicans into doing the same with Trump. Whatever this is it isn’t what it appears to be.
And who will they replace biden with in 2024?