Department of Justice to Brief Senate Intelligence Committee on Potential Risks to National Security After Discovery of Classified Documents at Former President Trump and President Biden’s Homes

The Department of Justice is working to brief lawmakers on potential risks to national security after the discovery of classified documents at the homes of both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.

In a letter Saturday, Assistant Attorney General Carlos Uriarte informed the heads of the Senate Intelligence Committee that the Department of Justice was responding to their previous requests for information about the documents. The letter was obtained by CBS News from a Capitol Hill source.

On Sunday, Rep. Jim Jordan argued on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that federal agencies were handling the cases of the two presidents’ classified documents differently. Jordan suggested that there was a double standard between the discovery of classified documents held by Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida and Biden’s vice presidential papers found at his Delaware home and a Washington office.

The Department of Justice has not yet commented on the potential risks to national security that the discovery of the documents may pose. It is unclear what, if any, action the Department of Justice will take in response to the discovery of the documents.

The Senate Intelligence Committee has not yet commented on the letter from the Department of Justice. It is unclear when the committee will receive the briefing from the Department of Justice or what the briefing will entail.