The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that it has appointed a special prosecutor to investigate whether there was any illegality in the issue of confidential documents found at the time when he was vice president from the personal office of President Biden in the United States.
This issue was found in the personal office of President Biden in the United States in November last year, when he was vice president. Newly announced that a small number of classified documents have been found.
The lawyer says that the confidential documents found so far were 'inadvertently taken out'.
In response to the problem, Attorney General Garland held a press conference on the 12th and announced that he had appointed a special counsel to investigate whether there was any illegality.
Former U.S. Attorney Robert Herr was appointed.
A special counsel has been appointed to investigate the matter independently of the administration, including the investigation into the discovery of nearly 200 classified documents in former President Trump's home.
Garland said the special counsel's appointment "commits the Department of Justice to be independent, accountable and to make decisions based on facts and the law for particularly sensitive matters." said.
Until now, President Biden had severely criticized former President Trump over confidential documents, and in response to this situation, opposition Republican House Speaker McCarthy said, ``The documents were found before the midterm elections last November. Why has it been kept a secret from the American people even though it was known to the public?”