President Joe Biden‘s aides have discovered a new batch of classified government records at a second location, adding to the White House’s growing political embarrassment. The first set was discovered in a private office in Washington DC that Biden used after leaving the vice presidency. Biden is being slammed on social media for defending his actions.
Also Read| Donald Trump wanted to nuke North Korea, blame it on another country, book reveals
Take a look at some of the tweets:
The US Department of Justice is investigating the situation. Former President Donald Trump is being investigated for allegedly mishandling classified documents.
On Wednesday, it remained unclear when or where Biden’s staff discovered the extra batch of documents.
Only this week has the first batch of roughly 10 documents been made public after it was found in November at the Penn Biden Center, a think tank close to the White House.
These documents apparently contain US intelligence notes and briefing materials about the UK, Iran, and Ukraine.
Although it’s not obvious why they ended up in the private office he started using after that, they are related to his time serving as vice president under President Barack Obama. Laws governing how secret materials are kept and stored limit access to them to those with special authorization.
After an administration leaves office, all White House records, including those that are secret, must be given to the US National Archives. Regarding the recently found batch, the White House has not yet made any remarks. However, CBS, a US partner of the BBC, and other US media outlets have corroborated the discovery.
Laws governing how secret materials are kept and stored limit access to them to those with special authorization.
After an administration leaves office, all White House records, including those that are secret, must be given to the US National Archives.
Regarding the recently found batch, the White House has not yet made any remarks. However, CBS, a US partner of the BBC, and other US media outlets have corroborated the discovery.
According to the White House, Biden’s attorneys notified the archives as soon as they found the secret documents at the think tank, and the agency picked them up the following morning.
When Biden’s predecessor’s Florida residence was inspected by FBI investigators in August of last year, they found over 10,000 documents that Trump had not yet given to the National Archives.
Before the FBI arrived at Mar-a-Lago, the justice department had issued a demand for the return of the confidential documents.
