After another document was found, the White House has again defended US President Joe Biden’s actions in the affair over the classified documents. The president has voluntarily allowed the Justice Department access to his home. Over the weekend it was announced that detectives had found other secret documents there.
Investigators had “an unprecedented ability to access decades-old personal handwritten notes, files, papers, lists, memorabilia and other material in his home,” said Ian Sams, a spokesman for White House counsel Monday (local time). ). Some of it came from Biden’s time as vice president, others from his time as a senator, Biden’s attorney Bob Bauer said. The almost 13-hour search had already taken place on Friday.
In recent weeks, confidential documents have repeatedly surfaced in Biden’s private rooms. The public only found out about some of the finds when the media reported them. Attorney General Merrick Garland hired special counsel to investigate the incidents.
“Voluntary, proactive offer”
The US government has been criticized for its information policies. “It was a voluntary, proactive offer from the president’s personal attorneys to the Justice Department to gain access to the house,” Sams said. The FBI’s search of the private quarters of a US president in office is highly unusual. When asked specifically whether the detectives had previously called for such a search, Sams did not directly answer. He only emphasized that this was “consensual” and “planned”.
Explosive through parallels with Trump
The discovery of documents is also explosive for Biden, because former Republican President Donald Trump caused a scandal with a similar case in the summer. The FBI raided Trump’s Florida home in August and seized thousands of documents, including classified documents. “We don’t have different rules for Democrats or Republicans,” Attorney General Garland said at a news conference Monday.
Source: Krone
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