Biden on classified docs discovery: 'There's no there there'

Theres no there there. The White House has disclosed that Biden attorneys found classified documents and official records on four separate occasions on November 2 at the offices of the Penn Biden Centre in Washington, on December 20 in the garage of the presidents Wilmington, Delaware, home, and on November 11 and 12 in the presidents home library.Attorney General Merrick Garland last week appointed Robert Hur, a former Maryland US attorney, to serve as special counsel to oversee the Justice Departments inquiry into the documents.


PTI | California | Updated: 20-01-2023 07:54 IST | Created: 20-01-2023 07:54 IST
Biden on classified docs discovery: 'There's no there there'
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President Joe Biden said there was ''no there there'' following the discovery of classified documents and official records at his home and former office.

''We found a handful of documents were filed in the wrong place,'' Biden said to reporters during a tour of the damage from storms in California on Thursday. ''We immediately turned them over to the Archives and the Justice Department.'' Biden said he was ''fully cooperating and looking forward to getting this resolved quickly.

''I think you're going to find there's nothing there,'' he said. ''There's no there there.'' The White House has disclosed that Biden attorneys found classified documents and official records on four separate occasions — on November 2 at the offices of the Penn Biden Centre in Washington, on December 20 in the garage of the president's Wilmington, Delaware, home, and on November 11 and 12 in the president's home library.

Attorney General Merrick Garland last week appointed Robert Hur, a former Maryland US attorney, to serve as special counsel to oversee the Justice Department's inquiry into the documents.

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