A second batch of classified documents linked to Joe Biden has been found at a separate location, handing President Donald Trump a huge gift.
Aides to President Biden discovered at least one additional batch of classified documents in a location separate from the Washington office where his lawyers found other classified items, NBC News is reporting.
As Slay News reported, Biden was referred to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for investigation after the first batch of classified documents was found in a private office.
The documents, which reportedly related to Ukraine and Iran dated between 2013 and 2016, were discovered at the president’s vice presidential office at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington.
The trove of sensitive documents at the University of Pennsylvania’s “think tank” raises serious national security concerns.
Anonymous Chinese donations have reportedly been given to UPenn.
Now more classified material has been found at another location, suggesting Biden may have frequently mishandled such documents.
According to NBC: “The classification level, number, and precise location of the additional documents were not immediately clear.
“It also was not immediately clear when the additional documents were discovered and if the search for any other classified materials Biden may have from the Obama administration is complete.
“Biden aides have been sifting through documents stored at locations beyond his former Washington, D.C., office to determine if there are any other classified documents that need to be turned over to the National Archives and reviewed by the Justice Department, the person familiar with the matter said.”
Attorney General Merrick Garland assigned the U.S. attorney in Chicago, John Lausch, to review the case of the other documents marked classified that were found at Biden’s office.
EXCLUSIVE: Aides to President Biden have discovered at least one additional batch of classified documents in a location separate from the office he used after leaving the Obama administration, a person familiar with the matter says. https://t.co/CmMHem181N
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 11, 2023
Richard Sauber, special counsel to President Biden, said earlier:
“The White House is cooperating with the National Archives and the Department of Justice regarding the discovery of what appear to be Obama-Biden Administration records, including a small number of documents with classified markings.
“The documents were discovered when the President’s personal attorneys were packing files housed in a locked closet to prepare to vacate office space at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C.
“The President periodically used this space from mid-2017 until the start of the 2020 campaign.
“On the day of this discovery, November 2, 2022, the White House Counsel’s Office notified the National Archives.
“The Archives took possession of the materials the following morning.
“The discovery of these documents was made by the President’s attorneys.
“The documents were not the subject of any previous request or inquiry by the Archives.
“Since that discovery, the President’s personal attorneys have cooperated with the Archives and the Department of Justice in a process to ensure that any Obama-Biden Administration records are appropriately in the possession of the Archives,” he said.
Former President Donald Trump said earlier:
“When is the FBI going to raid the many homes of Joe Biden, perhaps even the White House?”
BREAKING: NBC News reports aides to President Joe Biden have discovered at least one additional batch of classified documents in a location separate from the Washington, D.C., office he used after leaving the Obama administration
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) January 11, 2023
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has demanded that lawmakers “impeach Biden” over the discovery.
Democrats and their allies in the media have been trying to downplay the discovery by comparing it to the alleged claim that former President Donald Trump safely stored documents at Mar-a-Lago.
However, Greene explained the stark difference between Biden’s mishandling of documents compared to the allegations against Trump.
“This is a very serious situation,” Greene told C-Span.
“Vice presidents cannot declassify documents,” the congresswoman noted.
“And the fact that Joe Biden is in possession of classified documents when he was vice president, signals we need to have a serious investigation into this.
“There is a true two-tier justice system stemming from the department of justice in the way President Trump has been treated — who is allowed to classify and declassify documents.
“Presidents can do that,” she said.
“I’ll echo again; impeach Biden,” she added.
