Biden and the White House are under criticism. The public only found out regarding some of the finds when the media reported on them. Attorney General Merrick Garland hired a special counsel to investigate the incidents. Biden had previously harshly criticized his Republican predecessor Donald Trump for taking secret documents home with him. In the meantime, documents have also been discovered on Trump’s Vice Mike Pence.
The first tranche of confidential documents at Biden was discovered on November 2 – shortly before the congressional elections. The White House emphasizes that Biden’s lawyers immediately informed the National Archives. However, the public only found out regarding it in January when the broadcaster CBS reported regarding it. In response to the initial discovery, Biden’s associates also looked elsewhere. Nothing was found in Rehoboth Beach, it was said at the time.
Trump caused a scandal
The finding of documents is also explosive for Biden because predecessor Trump caused a scandal with a similar case in the summer. Trump kept a large volume of confidential government records at his Florida home following leaving the White House. The FBI searched the property in August and seized thousands of documents, including around 100 classified documents.
In Trump’s case, Garland had also appointed an independent special investigator – also because the president who had been voted out had announced a renewed candidacy and criticized the investigation as politically motivated. Biden has stated general intention to run once more in the 2024 presidential election. He has not yet made a final decision public.
