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Following in Trump's footsteps.. The "secret documents" crisis is hampering Biden's march
Security personnel stand at the entrance to the Biden home in Wilmington, Delaware.
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The US Department of Justice appointed a public prosecutor to investigate the Biden incident.
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Trump is under investigation for storing hundreds of classified documents in his home.
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The White House announced that five additional pages of classified documents were found in the home of US President Joe Biden's family in Wilmington, Delaware, and this led to comparisons with the case of former President Donald Trump, who is also under investigation by a special prosecutor for storing hundreds of classified documents in his home in Mar-a-Lago. in Florida.
The White House said in a statement that these new pages that were found in Biden's home, which date back to his tenure as Vice President Barack Obama, were found in a room adjacent to the garage after White House attorney Richard Sauber visited the house last Thursday.
In the statement, the lawyer said he had gone to the stately home in Wilmington to oversee the referral of a first set of classified documents to justice after they were found in the home a day earlier.
Sauber recalled that during their search in the house, the president's personal lawyers found documents marked "secret" in this room adjacent to the garage, and because they did not have the necessary permits to view this type of document, the lawyers did not continue their mission and informed the Ministry of Justice of the matter, according to the White House.
A 1978 law requires US presidents and deputies to transfer all emails, letters, and other business documents to the National Archives after they leave office.
Sauber, who holds a permit that allows him to view the classified documents, indicated that upon his arrival at the house he discovered five more pages, explaining that the representatives of the Ministry of Justice who accompanied him confiscated them immediately.
The pages are added to other documents found in Biden's former office at a research center in Washington, which were also handed over to the judiciary, and the Minister of Justice, Merrick Garland, appointed an independent prosecutor to investigate the case.
The White House was quick to announce the discovery of documents in Wilmington, but it did not acknowledge until last Monday the discovery of documents in Biden's former office in Washington, that is, two months after they were found, and this issue is very sensitive for Biden, who is considering running for a second presidential term.
Biden's critics have taken advantage of this series of continuous revelations, to say that he was not transparent and frank, and this has led to comparisons with the case of Trump, who is also under investigation by a special prosecutor for storing hundreds of confidential documents in his home in Florida.
Biden's defenders say this is a far cry from the actions of Trump, who is under investigation for his handling of classified documents.
Despite the difference between the two facts, there is no escaping the fact that this complex situation will negatively affect Biden, who told reporters last Thursday: “I take classified documents and classified materials very seriously.
We are fully cooperating with the Ministry of Justice.
To date, there is no indication of criminal wrongdoing.
The White House says that the failure to return these documents after Biden left the Obama administration was the result of a lack of attention.
The Republican opposition, which has been weakened by internal disputes, sees this as an opportunity to regain some momentum.
And it intends to investigate the Biden documents crisis, especially through a House committee headed by Republican James Comer, who said in a statement that “there are many questions that need answers.”
• The 1978 law requires US presidents and their deputies to transfer all letters and documents to the National Archives.
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