More classified documents have been found in at least one room used by Joe Biden, NBC News reported on Wednesday. The discovery was made by an adviser to the president as part of a search that began after 10 such files from Biden’s time as vice president were found in Biden’s Washington office.
NBC News, which cites a source familiar with the matter, reports that another batch of documents was found as a result of the search, which began after the previously used Joe Biden In an office belonging to the University of Pennsylvania center, 10 classified documents were discovered. White House lawyer Richard Sauber said the discovery was made on November 2 last year.
This was intended to provoke the president’s aides to thoroughly search other places used by Biden before assuming the presidency.
According to CNN, the 10 classified documents found in Biden’s former office in November last year include: intelligence documents and those that contain information about UkraineIran or Great Britain from 2013-2016, when Biden was vice president.
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NBC News did not say how many documents were located this time or what they were about.
Biden: I was surprised there were any government documents in there
On Tuesday, Biden addressed the issue for the first time during a press conference in Mexico. He said he was surprised to discover the documents and did not know what they contained. At the same time, he declared full cooperation in the investigation of the case.
“They found some documents in a box, in a locked cupboard, and as soon as they realized there were some classified documents, they did what they should have done. They immediately notified the (National) Archives and handed them over. I was informed about it and I was surprised that there are any government documents in this office, “said the president.
According to CNN, Attorney General Merrick Garland has already received a preliminary report on the case and must decide what further action to take.
The holding of classified documents was the reason for the house of the former US president to be searched in 2022 Donald Trump. Trump has retained documents, including those of the highest classification, despite several attempts by state authorities to recover them. The former president had more than 300 such documents in his estate. The case is under investigation by the prosecutor’s office.
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