Six more items, including documents with classified markings. Were found at President Joe Biden’s Delaware home. After Justice Department officials searched. The house Friday, the president’s personal attorney said Saturday.
The inquiry was requested by the White House. Not the Justice Department, according to a White House official. And a source familiar with the matter.
The documents at the Wilmington. Delaware home appear to relate to his time as vice president as well as his tenure in the US Senate. And were obtained after Biden’s counsel. Offered full access to the premises as the department. Investigated his possession of classified material. , Bob Bauer, Biden’s personal attorney, said in a statement.
“The DOJ took possession of materials considered within the scope of its investigation. Including six items containing documents with classification markings. And surrounding materials, some from the president’s service in the Senate. And some from his tenure as vice president. ” Bauer said.
He added that the department had “full access” to Biden’s home.
Including “handwritten notes, files, papers, binders, memos, to-do lists. Schedules and reminders dating back decades.”
Investigators spent about 13 hours at the president’s private house on Friday. White House officials and Biden’s lawyer said.
Joseph D. Fitzpatrick, assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. Said FBI agents searched Biden’s personal property.
“The FBI conducted a planned, consent search. At the president’s house in Wilmington, Delaware on Friday,” he said.
“The DOJ took possession of the material considered. Within the scope of its investigation. including six items containing documents with classification symbols. and surrounding materials, some from the President’s service in the Senate. And some from his tenure as vice president. Bauer said.
He added that the department had “full access” to Biden’s home. Including “handwritten notes, files, papers, binders, memos, to-do lists. Schedules and reminders dating back decades.”
Investigators spent about 13 hours at the president’s private home on Friday. White House officials and Biden’s lawyer Dr.
Joseph D. Fitzpatrick, Assistant US Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. Said FBI agents searched Biden’s personal property.
“The FBI conducted a planned, consent search.
Friday at the president’s home in Wilmington, Delaware,” he said.
“His team and disclosed initial findings to the [National]. Archives and next findings to DOJ. As is proper protocol,” Sauber said in a statement Saturday.
After an initial investigation by the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. The Justice Department said it was appointing a special counsel to investigate. How Biden had unauthorized access to sensitive material.
The discoveries come in the wake of news. That federal investigators have recovered more than 300 documents with classified. Markings from former President Donald Trump.
After Trump left office in 2021, the National. Archives said it realized documents related to his presidency were missing. The National Archives said Trump sent him 15 boxes of documents.
Containing 25 items labeled top secret.
The FBI said it believed more sensitive. Documents were in Trump’s personal custody and issued a subpoena. In June, Trump’s lawyers filed an affidavit showing 38 classified documents. Including 17 marked top secret, as well as other material. The FBI Iearned that Trump had not complied with the subpoena. And obtained a search warrant in August for his Mar-a-Lago property. Where it found more than 100 documents marked secret, secret and top secret, the bureau said.
Special counsel Jack Smith is leading the FBI’s criminal. Investigation into Trump’s handling of documents. Federal investigators were seeking evidence. Of three felonies involving the mishandling of sensitive government records. according to a document attached to an August search warrant.
Biden’s team has pledged full cooperation with the Justice Department.
“He’s not obstructing the investigation,” Special Assistant. To the President Ian Sams said on MSNBC Saturday evening. “He’s not stoned. He takes it .”
