The United States Attorney General, merrick garlandhas appointed this Thursday a special counsel, Robert Huras an investigator in the case of classified documents that have appeared in different places used by the President of the United States, Joe Bidenduring his time as ‘number two’ in the Barack Obama Administration.
“This appointment underscores to the public the Department’s (Justice) commitment to both the independence as with the accountability in particularly sensitive matters,” Garland assured at a press conference, according to CNN.
Hur, a lawyer at a Washington DC firm and a former Maryland federal prosecutor during the Donald Trump Administration, has said in a statement that he will carry out the duties assigned by Garland in a manner “fair“e”impartial“.
Richard Sauber, President Biden’s lawyer, has specified that he trusts that “a comprehensive review It will show that these documents were lost without his realizing it.” “We have closely cooperated with the Department of Justice throughout its review,” he added, according to NBC News.
For his part, the spokesman for the United States Department of State, ned pricehas stated that the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, was “shocked” upon learning that there were classified documents in Biden’s office in Washington.
In this sense, it has argued that neither he himself nor Blinken knew of the existence of those files. “This is a matter that is being investigated by the Department of Justice. We are going to let them get on with it,” she added.
Found a second package of documents
The appointment comes hours after the White House confirmed that Biden aides had located a second batch of classified documents from the Obama era in the garage of his home in Wilmington.
The case dates back to early November, when the National Archives contacted the Justice Department to notify the existence of classified documents in a private Biden office in Washington. In total, according to CNN, they would be no less than ten.
This controversy has led to criticism of Biden by the Republican Party, as well as by former President Trump, who has denounced an alleged double standard by the authorities. The FBI recorded last year Trump’s Mar-a-Lago mansionfl.
Special Counsel Jack Smith is in charge of conducting investigations into possible mishandling of documents —more than 325, including 60 labeled ‘Top Secret’ — by former President Trump.
The White House’s response
White House counsel Richard Sauberhas expressed this Thursday his confidence that the investigation of the newly appointed special prosecutor Robert Hur “demonstrates” that the classified documents found in a private residence and office of Biden, “they got lost accidentally“.
In a statement, Sauber said that “the president and his lawyers acted quickly upon discovery of this bug“.
He stressed that the White House legal team is cooperating closely with the Department of Justice and that they will continue to collaborate with Hur, appointed this Thursday by the Department of Justice to carry out investigations into the case.
The president’s lawyer added that Biden takes reference to “classified information and materials” very seriously and recalled that they have been cooperating from the moment they informed the National Archives that “a small number of documents were found“and that they will continue to do so.
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