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☆ What we know about the Biden documents: A timeline
  + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
They inform the U.S. National Archives of their discovery, turn over the materials, and begin cooperating with the Archives and the Justice Department. NOV. 9, 2022The FBI begins an investigation to determine whether classified information was mishandled and whether any federal laws were broken. JAN. 5, 2023Lausch briefs Garland on the investigation and recommends the appointment of a special counsel. JAN. 9, 2023The White House discloses publicly that it discovered classified documents at Biden's temporary office at the University of Pennsylvania and says it is cooperating with investigators. Garland appoints Robert Hur, the former Trump-era U.S. attorney for the district of Maryland, as special counsel.
☆ Explainer: Biden vs. Trump: What is the difference between the two classified records cases?
  + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
Neither Trump nor Biden should have had any classified material in their possession. It is unlawful to knowingly or willfully remove or retain classified material. Failure to properly store and secure classified material poses risks to national security if it should fall into the wrong hands. The matter was referred to the Justice Department, which issued a grand jury subpoena last May seeking the return of all classified records. It is a crime only if the retention and removal of classified records is intentional.
☆ Merrick Garland appoints special counsel to probe Biden's mishandling of classified documents
  + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to probe Biden's mishandling of classified information. "Mr. Hur has a long and distinguished career as a prosecutor," Garland told reporters after announcing his decision. Garland added that US attorney John Lausch, a Trump appointee who has guided the preliminary investigation, told Garland that he could only lead the initial stages of the probe. Responding to Garland's announcement, Richard Sauber, special counsel to the president, called the mishandling of documents a "mistake." "As I said earlier this week, people know I take classified documents and classified material seriously," Biden told reporters.
☆ 2 batches of classified documents found in Biden's offices: a complete timeline
  + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
President Joe Biden previously called out the former president for holding onto classified documents. Here, a timeline lays out Biden's involvement with the classified documents — and how it sometimes overlapped with the turmoil around Trump's classified documents probe. In September, President Joe Biden commented on the matter: "How that could possibly happen, how anyone could be that irresponsible." November 2, 2022: First batch of classified documents found at Biden's officeMonths later, Biden's team discovered about 10 classified documents at Penn Biden Center, a nonprofit think tank in DC that Biden started in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania. "He takes classified documents very seriously."
☆ Attorney General Merrick Garland address Biden's classified document controversy
  + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAttorney General Merrick Garland address Biden's classified document controversyAttorney General Merrick Garland delivers remarks about the Biden document controversy, where classified docs were found in former offices used by the president.
☆ Biden's classified records bumbling is a gift for Trump, and some high-profile figures say it closes the door on an indictment for the former president
  + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Biden aides have discovered two batches of classified documents from when he was vice president. "When is the FBI going to raid the many homes of Joe Biden, perhaps even the White House? Over in the US House Republicans have already launched an investigation. Trump is the only person to have announced a 2024 campaign for the White House, but his campaign has been off to a slow start. Some commentators even predicted that the perception of a double standard around the Biden documents investigation would derail a potential Trump indictment.
☆ Special counsel named to probe classified records found at Biden's private home and office
  + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed former federal prosecutor Robert Hur as special counsel to investigate the discovery of classified government records at the private home and office of President Joe Biden. A first batch of classified documents was found Nov. 2 by lawyers for the president in an office in a Washington think tank that Biden had used while a private citizen. The attorney general said that Lausch, who himself was appointed by Trump, last week recommended that he name a special counsel in the inquiry. "We have cooperated closely with the Justice Department throughout its review, and we will continue that cooperation with the Special Counsel," Sauber said. Garland in November appointed another former federal prosecutor, Jack Smith, as special counsel to oversee two criminal investigations of Trump.
☆ Garland names special counsel to probe Biden's handling of documents
  + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
US VideosGarland names special counsel to probe Biden's handling of documentsPostedU.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday (January 12) announced the appointment of a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden's handling of sensitive government documents - an inquiry that could cast a shadow over the Democrat's expected run for re-election in 2024.
☆ Watch live: Attorney General Merrick Garland makes statement at Department of Justice
  + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
[The stream is slated to start at 1:15 p.m. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Attorney General Merrick Garland is set to make a public statement on Thursday afternoon at the Department of Justice. The event was scheduled on the same day that President Joe Biden and his lawyer revealed that a second batch of classified government documents was discovered in a storage space in the garage of Biden's home in Wilmington, Del. Garland had assigned John Lausch, the U.S. Attorney in Chicago, to handle the probe.
☆ Biden aides find second batch of classified documents at new location
  + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Carol-Lee-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Carol E. Lee | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +5 min
WASHINGTON — Aides to President Joe Biden have discovered at least one additional batch of classified documents in a location separate from the Washington office he used after leaving the Obama administration, according to a person familiar with the matter. The initial discovery of classified documents in an office used by Biden after his vice presidency was first reported on Monday by CBS News. 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. Two sources familiar with the matter said less than a dozen documents with classified markings were found at the office. Trump's possession of over 100 documents with classified markings despite have been subpoenaed for their return is the subject of a federal criminal investigation by the Justice Department.
☆ Biden's mishandling of classified records isn't as legally perilous as Trump's, but may pose serious national security risks
  + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
Trump's former White House lawyer told Insider that AG Garland should appoint a special counsel to investigate Biden. A source familiar with the matter told CNN that Lausch has finished the initial part of his investigation and presented his preliminary findings to Garland. Still, he criticized the White House for waiting more than two months to disclose the existence of the inquiry. "It appears that at least two of the aggravating factors, obstruction and willfulness, are present in the Trump case, but absent in the Biden case." Cobb, Trump's former White House counsel, went further, saying that drawing a distinction between the two cases is akin to "putting lipstick on a pig."
☆ Biden's classified records mistakes are serious and so far largely unexplained
  + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
The closet where Biden's lawyers found classified documents was inside of a shared "general suite." A second batch of classified documents was discovered by aides at a separate location Biden had used, NBC News reported on Wednesday. He expressed concern about the two-month delay between Biden's lawyers discovering the documents and the White House's public announcement. Trump repeatedly (and foolishly) tried to stonewall Archives and the FBI, which then discovered additional records in the August search; Biden's lawyers say they are cooperating. Ozio confirmed that the Penn Biden Center shared a "general suite" with another Penn entity that uses the same address.
☆ Biden's aides discovered a second batch of classified documents at another location, report says
  + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Biden's aides discovered another batch of classified docs at a second location, NBC News reported. They've been conducting an exhaustive search for additional documents since first discovering what the White House described as a "small" batch at Biden's old office in November. Biden's team notified the National Archives and turned the documents over, and they're cooperating with a DOJ investigation into the matter, the White House said. "He takes classified documents very seriously." Fox News' Peter Doocy pointed to Biden calling Trump's retention of classified documents "totally irresponsible" and asked, "How can President Biden be trusted moving forward with America's secrets?"
☆ Biden classified docs vs. Trump classified docs: What's the difference?
  + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Dareh Gregorian | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +10 min
While there is still much that is not known about the Biden documents, there are key differences between the two cases — as well as some similarities. Court papers show officials found classified documents in 14 of the 15 boxes, including 25 that were marked top secret. Justice Department investigationIn both cases, the Archives reported the discovery of classified documents to the Department of Justice. The FBI then learned Trump had not fully complied with the subpoena and still had more classified documents. McQuade posted on Twitter that the Justice Department prosecutes the mishandling of classified documents when there is an aggravating factor present.
☆ Senate Intel chair calls for a briefing on classified docs found in Biden office
  + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Rebecca-Shabad-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Rebecca Shabad | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +3 min
WASHINGTON — Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Mark Warner, D-Va., is calling for his committee to receive a briefing on the classified documents discovered in an office used by President Joe Biden. Warner has voiced frustration that a briefing for congressional leaders about the classified documents found in Trump’s possession at Mar-a-Lago never materialized. He told NBC News in December, "it’s a bit embarrassing" that a group of eight top congressional leaders was never looped in on the scope of the classified material found at the resort. "Unlike former President Donald Trump, who allegedly obstructed efforts to recover hundreds of classified documents, the handful of classified documents reportedly found at the Biden Center were immediately sent to the National Archives and President Biden is allowing the Justice Department to operate free of political interference," Durbin said. This comes as Jack Smith, a special counsel appointed by the Department of Justice, is investigating Trump for his possession of classified material.
☆ Court appears open to Boston Marathon bomber's new challenge to death sentence
  + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Nate Raymond | Thomson Reuters | Nate Raymond Reports On The Federal Judiciary | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Circuit Court of Appeals that two jurors had lied about whether they discussed the case on social media before being seated for his 2015 trial, an argument the U.S. Supreme Court did not address when it reinstated Tsarnaev's death sentence last year. Circuit Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson said it was "hard to understand" how the facts did not raise a potential claim of juror misconduct, and U.S. Circuit Judge William Kayatta questioned why the judge did not probe further. The Justice Department is defending Tsarnaev's death sentence despite President Joe Biden's opposition to capital punishment and a moratorium on federal executions issued by Attorney General Merrick Garland in July 2021. The case then returned to the 1st Circuit to address other grounds for appeal that neither court had yet to resolve.
☆ Biden: We are cooperating with review on classified documents
  + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
MEXICO CITY, Jan 10 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he was surprised to learn that classified documents were found in a think-tank office he once used and said he and his team are cooperating fully with a review into what happened. Biden told reporters at a joint news conference with the leaders of Mexico and Canada that he takes classified documents seriously. "We are cooperating fully with the review, which I hope will be finished soon," Biden said. On that visit, Trump's advisers returned a few dozen additional classified records, and attested that no other classified material remained in the residence. And as soon as they did, they realized there were several classified documents in that box.
☆ Biden 'surprised' about finding of classified documents, vows cooperation
  + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
Biden told reporters at a joint news conference with the leaders of Mexico and Canada that he takes classified documents seriously. A Democrat, Biden has faced criticism from Republicans after his Justice Department launched an investigation last year into Republican former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents discovered at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. Investigators tried to get Trump to return any remaining classified records through a grand jury subpoena and a visit to his Mar-a-Lago estate. On that visit, Trump's advisers returned a few dozen additional classified records, and attested that no other classified material remained in the residence. And as soon as they did, they realized there were several classified documents in that box.
☆ There's a key difference between the classified documents found at a former Biden office and the ones Trump kept at Mar-a-Lago, national security expert says
  + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Charles R. Davis | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
CBS News reported Monday that classified documents were found at an office used by President Biden. In a statement, Richard Sauber, special counsel to President Biden, said the White House is cooperating with the National Archives and the Justice Department on the matter. He contrasted what we know about the case with that being built against Trump, who held boxes of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort even after their return had been demanded by the National Archives. "When you find improperly stored classified documents, you immediately notify the government — and you turn it over immediately." "The reason Donald Trump is in criminal jeopardy right now isn't just because of the documents being improperly stored.
☆ Trump calls on FBI to raid Biden over classified files, misleadingly comparing the situation to documents found at Mar-a-Lago
  + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The discovery of classified documents in a former Biden office set Trump on a Truth Social tear. The former president called for the FBI to raid Biden's home, as they did his Mar-a-Lago resort. The case appears to bear limited parallels to the one that sparked the FBI's raid on Trump's home. In Biden's case, per Sauber's statement, the documents were turned over as soon as they were located. GOP lawmakers also jumped on the bandwagon, with suggestions that the situation was equivalent to or worse than the case against Trump.
☆ Classified documents from Biden's vice presidency found at think tank
  + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Steve Holland | Kanishka Singh | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
REUTERS/Henry RomeroWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Classified documents from Joe Biden’s vice-presidential days were discovered in November by the U.S. president’s personal attorneys at a Washington think tank, a White House lawyer said on Monday. He added the White House was cooperating with the Justice Department and the National Archives. The Justice Department, the National Archives and the think tank did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Sauber’s statement did not mention the number of the classified documents or what they contained or their level of classification. The Justice Department is separately probing former President Donald Trump’s handling of highly sensitive classified documents that he retained at his Florida resort after leaving the White House in January 2021.
☆ Federal prosecutor reviewing classified documents found at former Biden office
  + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
President Joe Biden signed a $1.7 trillion legislative package on Dec. 29, 2022 that has several updates for retirement savers. The Department of Justice and the National Archives and Records Administration are reviewing the circumstances surrounding the documents, according to a statement by Richard Sauber, special counsel to Biden. Sauber said the documents appear to be from the Obama administration, during which Biden served as vice president. The documents, Sauber said, were found at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Engagement on Nov. 2. Sauber's statement was issued after CBS News first reported the discovery of the records at the Penn Biden Center.
☆ U.S. House Republican probed over Jan. 6 attack may now investigate FBI
  + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch Raphael Satter | Sarah N. Lynch | Raphael Satter | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Congressman Scott Perry of Pennsylvania is an ally of former President Donald Trump who helped spread Trump's false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him through widespread voting fraud. The FBI seized his phone in August, apparently as part of a probe into efforts to overturn the election. Trump has accused the FBI, without evidence, of launching the probes as political retribution again him. The Democratic-led House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol has said Perry and some other fellow Republicans later sought a pardon from the White House for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election, though Perry has denied doing so. Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch and Raphael Satter; Editing by Lisa ShumakerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ The feds say they're in for the long haul on Jan. 6 investigation
  + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Ryan J. Reilly | Ryan J. Reilly Is A Justice Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +16 min
But the federal investigation has been strained, spread thin and strapped for resources as a sometimes less-than-agile federal bureaucracy adapts to the overwhelming scope of the caseload. While the FBI arrested more than 700 defendants in the first year of the investigation, it arrested about 200 in the second. Online sleuths have done their best to bust those myths, too. “That was it.”The Sedition Hunters website features images of people online sleuths say took part in the Jan. 6 attack, including many (in blue) who have been identified. Some charging documents in Jan. 6 cases make the role that online sleuths played clear.
☆ 'Fearless' Special Counsel Jack Smith arrives in Washington to lead Trump probes
  + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith in November to take over two investigations involving Trump, who is running for president in 2024. Grand juries in Washington have been hearing testimony in recent months for both investigations from many former top Trump administration officials. In 1999, Smith started working at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Brooklyn. In 2008, Smith left to supervise war crime prosecutions at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Smith is also known for being expeditious, and Fodeman predicted the special counsel's investigations involving Trump will probably move swiftly.
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