He said that he takes the handling of classified documents very seriously. WATCH: Biden hosts Netherlands prime minister for talks on semiconductors, Ukraine “The president and his team rightfully took action,” she said of the turning over the documents after they were discovered.Īfter the initial disclosure, the president said he was “briefed about this discovery and surprised to learn that there are any government records that were taken there to that office.” On Tuesday, she referred questions to the Justice Department or White House counsel’s office on whether more documents existed and whether they would be disclosed if discovered. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had said before the additional discovery that Americans could assume the investigation had completed. 11 and 12 in the president’s home library.
20 in the garage of the president’s Wilmington, Delaware home, and on Nov.
2 at the offices of the Penn Biden Center in Washington, on Dec. On Saturday, the White House disclosed that Biden attorneys found classified documents and official records on four separate occasions - on Nov. While the two cases are different - Biden for example, willingly turned over the documents once found - it still has become a political headache for a president who promised a clean break from the operations of the Trump administration. WATCH: Biden faces intensifying scrutiny over classified documents found at his home The discovery of the documents in Biden’s possession complicates a federal probe into former President Donald Trump, who the Justice Department says took hundreds of records marked classified with him upon leaving the White House in early 2021 and resisted months of requests to return them to the government.
“We’re endeavoring to be as transparent and informative to you all in the media, to the public as we can consistent with respecting the integrity of an ongoing Justice Department investigation,” he said. Ian Sams, a spokesperson for the White House counsel’s office, told reporters that the White House was releasing information as it deemed it “appropriate.” Responding to criticism of the piecemeal disclosures, Sams said the White House was trying to be mindful of the “risk” in sharing information “that’s not complete.” WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House brushed aside criticism Tuesday of its fragmented disclosures about the discovery of classified documents and official records at President Joe Biden’s home and former office, saying it may withhold information to protect the Justice Department’s investigation.
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