: Biden’s Legal Troubles #WorldNEWSAll Recent revelations that classified documents going back to President Joe Biden’s term as vice-president have been found in his private office and at his home,

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Biden’s Legal Troubles #WorldNEWSAll
Recent revelations that classified documents going back to President Joe Biden’s term as vice-president have been found in his private office and at his home, may become a political – and possibly legal – liability for the president.
US President Biden’s own handling of classified materials is now under scrutiny given the revelations that documents were stored at his private office and home.
In his defence Biden said he was “surprised” to learn of the discovery of the records. Earlier, he had branded his predecessor, Donald Trump, irresponsible for storing classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
Biden’s headache
The latest imbroglio could become a headache for Biden; as first, the US Congress may investigate this oversight. The Republican Party feels emboldened by its majority in the House of Representative and it may issue a subpoena to Biden.
Kevin McCarthy
Republican members of the Congress are already gearing up for a series of investigations into the Biden family’s and his son Hunter’s finances. The Congress’s Speaker Kevin McCarthy said last week that he think that the Congress has to investigate this.
Meanwhile, letters have been sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Avril Haines, director of national intelligence, by Representative Mike Turner, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, requesting a classified briefing on 23 January on the latest detection.
In his letter Turner wrote that the presence of classified information at the two locations “could implicate the president in the mishandling, potential misuse and exposure of classified information. ”
Meanwhile, the U. S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed two different special counsels to independently investigate the handling of classified records by former Republican president Donald Trump and his Democratic successor, President Joe Biden.
Trump is being investigated by Jack Smith, a war crimes prosecutor, on whether he or his associates improperly retained classified records at his Florida estate after he left office in 2021 and then tried to obstruct a federal investigation.
Former U. S. Attorney Robert Hur has been appointed by Garland to investigate the removal and retention of classified records from Bidens time as vice-president, and their discovery at two locations.
Similarities between Biden and Trump’s cases
According to the U. S. laws neither Trump nor Biden should have had any classified material in their possession. The records from each administration are supposed to be turned over to the legal custody of the U. S. National Archives, during a presidential transition period.

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