Papers from his time as Vice
Secret documents discovered in old Biden office
1/10/2023 1:54 am
Last summer, the FBI raided Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate and seized thousands of government documents. Sensitive documents are now also being discovered when clearing out an office of successor Biden. The papers reportedly date from Biden’s time as vice president.
According to media reports, secret government documents from his time as Vice President were discovered in an office of US President Joe Biden. The documents were found when clearing out Biden’s offices in the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in the US capital Washington in November, the US broadcasters CBS and CNN reported, among others.
The center is part of the University of Pennsylvania – Biden had an office at the Penn Biden Center following leaving the office of vice president in 2017-2019. The documents were handed over to the National Archives, according to US media, citing the White House. The Justice Department is now investigating the incident. According to the broadcaster CNN, there are regarding a dozen documents, including papers with the highest level of confidentiality.
The content of the documents remained unclear. They were stored together with personal documents in a locked cupboard. Democrat Biden served as vice president under then-President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017.
The find is particularly explosive in view of a similar recent case: investigations are being carried out into ex-President Donald Trump for taking secret government documents to his private property following leaving the White House. Trump might have made himself liable to prosecution. The FBI searched the Florida property in August and confiscated various classified documents, some with the highest level of security. It is still unclear whether Trump might ultimately be charged.
