Key takeaways:
- The National Archives and the Justice Department are investigating the discovery of classified documents at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement.
- The documents were discovered in November by the president’s personal attorneys when they were packing files housed in a locked closet.
- The investigation is ongoing and no further information is available at this time.
This week, the National Archives and the Justice Department are investigating the discovery of classified documents at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, an office where President Joe Biden spent time after eight years in the Obama administration.
According to a federal law enforcement official, the approximately 10 documents marked classified found at the Biden residence in Wilmington, Del., included top-secret material. Fewer than 10 documents marked classified were found at the Biden residence, and none were marked top secret.
The documents were discovered in November by the president’s personal attorneys when they were packing files housed in a locked closet as they prepared to vacate the office. The total number of known documents marked classified is roughly 20, between the two locations.
The office was described as having dark hardwood floors, plush seating and a spacious desk set to a lofty backdrop of the Capitol building. Top secret is the highest of the three basic levels of classification: confidential, secret and top secret.
The National Archives and the Justice Department are continuing to investigate the discovery of the classified documents. It is unclear how the documents ended up in the office or why they were not removed prior to the president’s departure. The investigation is ongoing and no further information is available at this time.
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