FBI searches US President Joe Biden's home, found documents marked classified

The FBI searched President Joe Bidens home in Wilmington Delaware and located six additional documents containing classified markings and also took possession of some of his notes the presidents lawyer saidThe documents taken by the FBI on Friday spanned Bidens time in the Senate and the vice presidency while the notes dated to his time as vice president said Bob Bauer the presidents personal lawyer on Saturday He added that the search of the entire premises lasted nearly 13 hours The level of classification and whether the documents removed by the FBI remained classified was not immediately clear as the Justice Department reviews the recordsThe extraordinary search followed more than a week after Bidens attorneys found six classified documents in the presidents home library from his time as vice president and nearly three months after lawyers found a small number of classified records at his former offices at the Penn Biden Centre in Washington It came a day after Biden maintained that theres no there there on the document discoveries which have become a political headache as he prepares to launch a reelection bid and undercut his efforts to portray an image of propriety to the American public after the tumultuous presidency of his predecessor Donald TrumpWe found a handful of documents were filed in the wrong place Biden told reporters Thursday in California We immediately turned them over to the Archives and the Justice DepartmentBiden added that he was fully cooperating and looking forward to getting this resolved quicklyAlso Read Joe Biden was paid USD 1 million a year to teach but never taught a single classThe president and first lady Jill Biden were not at the home when it was searched They were spending the weekend at their home in Rehoboth Beach DelawareIt remains to be seen whether additional searches by federal officials of other locations might be conducted Bidens personal attorneys previously conducted a search of the Rehoboth Beach residence and said they did not find any official documents or classified recordsThe Biden investigation has also complicated the Justice Departments probe into Trumps retention of classified documents and official records after he left office The Justice Department says Trump took hundreds of records marked classified with him upon leaving the White House in early 2021 and resisted months of requests to return them to the government and that it had to obtain a search warrant to retrieve themBauer said the FBI requested that the White House not comment on the search before it was conducted and that Bidens personal and White House attorneys were present The FBI he added had full access to the Presidents home including personally handwritten notes files papers binders memorabilia todo lists schedules and reminders going back decadesThe Justice Department he added took possession of materials it deemed within the scope of its inquiry including six items consisting of documents with classification markings and surrounding materials some of which were from the Presidents service in the Senate and some of which were from his tenure as Vice PresidentAttorney General Merrick Garland has appointed former Maryland US Attorney Robert Hur as a special counsel to investigate any potential wrongdoing surrounding the Biden documentsSince the beginning the President has been committed to handling this responsibly because he takes this seriously White House lawyer Richard Sauber said Saturday The Presidents lawyers and White House Counsels Office will continue to cooperate with DOJ and the Special Counsel to help ensure this process is conducted swiftly and efficientlyThe Biden document discoveries and the investigation into Trump which is in the hands of special counsel Jack Smith are significantly different Biden has made a point of cooperating with the DOJ probe at every turn and Fridays search was voluntary though questions about his transparency with the public remainThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever