The White House has offered an explanation for why it has released incomplete information about classified documents located in President Joe Biden's private office and home. Ian Sams, a spokesman for the White House Counsel's Office, said the tension between protecting and safeguarding the integrity of an ongoing investigation and providing information publicly is being managed by the White House. The documents date back to Biden's vice presidency and the White House has said they are not related to any current White House business, but no further information is available due to the ongoing investigation.
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The White House has acknowledged the discovery of additional classified documents at the home of President Joe Biden in Wilmington, Delaware. These documents were found during a search of Mr. Biden's private library, in addition to documents found in December in his garage and in November at his former offices. An investigation is being conducted by the National Archives and Records Administration to determine the mishandling of classified documents and official records from the Obama administration. It is unclear whether the documents were classified at the time they were found or if they were marked as classified after the fact.
Phuong Taylor, a Sioux City woman, has been charged with 52 counts of voter fraud for allegedly filling out and casting absentee ballots in her husband's unsuccessful 2020 Republican primary race for Iowa's 4th Congressional District. Taylor is accused of committing the fraud during both the primary and general elections, specifically targeting people in Sioux City's Vietnamese community who had limited ability to read and understand English. If convicted, Taylor could face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
The National Archives and the Justice Department are investigating the discovery of classified documents at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, an office where President Joe Biden spent time after eight years in the Obama administration. Approximately 10 documents marked classified were found at the Biden residence in Wilmington, Del., including top-secret material, and another 10 were found at the office. The investigation is ongoing to determine how the documents ended up in the office and why they were not removed prior to the president’s departure.
Robert Hur, a former US attorney in Maryland, has been appointed by the Justice Department to investigate the classified documents found at President Joe Biden's home and former private office. The House Judiciary Committee has also opened an investigation, sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding all documents and communications related to the discovery. Hur has a long and distinguished career as a prosecutor, having played a key role in a number of high-profile cases.
Documents marked classified were discovered in President Joe Biden’s former office at a think tank in Washington, according to CNN and CBS News. The revelation…
The White House has confirmed that a small number of classified documents were discovered in a locked closet at a think tank in Washington, D.C.…
The US Postal Service (USPS) can continue to deliver prescription abortion medication despite a June 2022 Supreme Court ruling that overturned a landmark abortion rights…