National Archives asked DOJ to investigate classified documents Biden left at private office

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By John Solomon

The issue of handling of classified documents boomeranged Monday on President Joe Biden just months after the FBI raided Donald Trump’s Florida home as officials confirmed a small number of classified documents were found in a private office once used by the current president at his think tank.
 
A senior government official directly familiar with the discovery told Just the News that the National Archive asked the Justice Department to open an investigation in November after a small number of classified documents — some marked top secret — were found in a locked closet in the Penn Biden Center in Washington where Biden worked after he left the Obama administration.
 
The official said, who spoke only on condition of anonymity, said Attorney General Merrick Garland has asked a U.S. attorney in Illinois — a holdover from the Trump administration — to oversee the investigation with NARA and the FBI. The documents appear to be from the Obama administration.
 
The White House released a statement Monday evening confirming the discovery and the investigation, saying Biden’s lawyers self-disclosed the existence of the documents when the office previously used by the president was being vacated for another party.
 
“The White House is cooperating with the National Archives and the Department of Justice regarding the discovery of what appear to be Obama-Biden Administration records, including a small number of documents with classified markings,” White House special counsel Richard Sauber said in a statement after the discovery was reported by CBS and CNN., “The documents were discovered when the President’s personal attorneys were packing files housed in a locked closet to prepare to vacate office space at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C.
 
Sauber said Biden “used this space from mid-2017 until the start of the 2020 campaign. On the day of this discovery, November 2, 2022, the White House Counsel’s Office notified the National Archives. The Archives took possession of the materials the following morning.
 
He added: “The documents were not the subject of any previous request or inquiry by the Archives. Since that discovery, the President’s personal attorneys have cooperated with the Archives and the Department of Justice in a process to ensure that any Obama-Biden Administration records are appropriately in the possession of the Archives.”
 
The stunning announcement was certain to have political consequences after Biden criticized Trump after the FBI founded classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago office during a raid in August and Garland named a special prosecutor to investigate the 45th president.
 
Biden ridiculed Trump as “totally irresponsible” fr his handling of the materials.

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Not surprised at all since the M.S. Media are mostly Democrats and Democrat voters and supporters you don’t need to be a rocket scientists to know that

Possibly nuclear codes for dummies?

It would seem having possession of classified documents is a clear violation of 18 U.S. Code § 1924 – Unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

(b)As used in subsection (a) of this section—

The term “classified information” means information which, at the time of a violation of this section, is, for reasons of national security, specifically designated by a United States Government Agency for limited or restricted dissemination or distribution;

As Vice President one cannot declassify documents. biden had possession of classified documents in violation of 18 U.S. Code § 1924 – Unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material.
FBI, Justice Department Routinely Prosecute Misuse of Classified Documents (voanews.com)

It seems those who have been found to have violated this law punished and/or penalized. Is a current office holder of a government office(biden) guilty of a previous violation of 18 U.S. Code § 1924 – Unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material? Is biden above the law?

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The question that needs to be answered, how did the classified documents get there? I have read where the Chinese helped fund the Penn Biden Center. Depending on what the documents are and what is in the file or files, could lead to high treason charges, for someone. Hunter and the “big guy”. As the “big guy” biden took $millions from any number of countries, including China, with promises of what?

My first thought was, “Wait… a “think tank” named after idiot Biden?!?

This think tank 54 million dollars from the CCP?
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Yeah, if connected to idiot Biden, something besides “thought” is going on. Just another money laundering outlet, money for US intelligence.

Prove me wrong, Greg.

On the Bright side Schiff, Omar and Swalwell are no longer holding committee seats, they booted the Crenshaw too, who likes calling people in congress terrorists.

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Swalwell needs to be investigated to see what intelligence (someone else’s… he has none) he passed along to his CCP whore.

Where’s the SWAT team? LOCK HIM UP!

Doc where are they going to find anyone willing to go through Jills underwear drawer? ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

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Or Grampa Grope’s. “HEY! That’s ain’t ice cream!”

Que the parade of Dems who have said no one is above the law. It’s due for a reminder.

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Hillary illegally has classified documents on her secret, unsecured, HACKED illegal server. No penalty.

Obama has possibly thousands of classified documents stored in an abandoned mall. No penalty.

Idiot Biden keeps classified documents stolen from the White House in a closet at his “think tank” (when was the last time anyone associated “thinking” with idiot Biden?). Harsh penalties?

Trump LEGALLY has documents he declassified locked in a store room at his Mar a Lago home; FBI raids, searches of Melania’s closets, Baron’s room, Trump’s safe broken into, unrelated personal documents taken.

Oh, yeah, we have an equitable justice system that doesn’t play favorites. “Weaponized”? Get outta here!

We’ll have to wait for Greg’s input for real perspective.

Because, you know, if the CCP was funding it, what could be wrong?

President Trump did not violated the Presidential Records Act by having formally classified documents in his possession

biden on the other hand as vice president does not have access to the PRA. How long has the DOJ known of the existence of classified materials in Biden’s office.

My guess is it was long before August 08 of 2022.

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Yet another example of the actual evidence of Democrat scumbaggery kept hidden just before an election. Democrats count on the stupidity, short attention spans, faulty memories and gullibility of their useful idiot followers. Yet, they call everyone else “cult members”.