Jakarta –
The White House said a number secret document has been found in the private residence of the President of the United States (US) Joe Biden in Wilmington, Delaware. The secret document is said to have come from the administration of President Barrack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
As reported by AFP, Friday (13/1/2023), another document was found in the place where Biden used to work. This embarrasses the White House as authorities investigate a much larger scandal involving former President Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents.
US President Joe Biden later said he was fully cooperating with the Justice Department’s review after classified documents were found at his private residence in Wilmington, Delaware.
“Attorneys found a small number of documents marked confidential in storage areas and filing cabinets in my home and in my personal library,” Biden said.
“I take classified documents and classified material seriously,” he added.
Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday called for a congressional investigation into President Joe Biden after classified documents were found at his home in Wilmington, Delaware.
“Congress should look into this,” McCarthy said, referring to the Justice Department’s investigation of former President Donald Trump for keeping more than 100 classified documents at his home in Palm Beach, Florida.
According to a White House attorney, classified documents found in Joe Biden’s former office and private residence were accidentally misplaced. It insisted that Biden would cooperate with the special counsel appointed to investigate the matter.
“We believe that a thorough review will show that these documents were misplaced, and the President and his attorneys acted immediately after discovering these errors,” said Richard Sauber, a senior counsel for the Office of the White House Counsel, in a statement.
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