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6:04Now PlayingThe US Justice Department has appointed a special counsel to investigate after more classified documents were found at President Biden's Delaware home. Earlier this week, news broke that secret reports had been found in an office Biden used after his time as vice-president in November. By law the classified documents should have been given to the US National Archives after he left office. The discoveries are politically embarrassing for Biden after his sharp criticism of former President Trump's alleged mishandling of secret documents. Joe Biden says he's cooperating with the investigation.
The discovery of the documents may create a political headache for Biden, and could complicate his potential efforts to seek a second White House term in 2024. Following the White House admission on Wednesday, Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Congress must probe Biden regarding the classified documents.
In August, the personal Florida residence of former Republican President Donald Trump, Mar-a-Lago, was raided by the FBI in search of classified documents. Trump has portrayed the raid as a politically motivated effort by the Biden administration to hamper his 2024 White House run.
Biden, a Democrat, has criticized Trump over the trove of documents found at Mar-a-Lago, calling it "totally irresponsible." Attorney General Garland had also ordered a special counsel to look into the handling of sensitive files by Trump.
The new discovery of classified files at Biden's home and former office has led to allegations of hypocrisy and double standards from Republicans. Yet, there is a stark difference in how the two leaders handled classified documents.
The FBI raid on Trump's Mar-a-Lago home came after the National Archives had been requesting the sensitive documents for over a year, with the former president's attorneys ignoring the request. Biden's legal team, meanwhile, said it came forward voluntarily to the federal government after the documents were discovered.
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