Six more classified documents found in new search of Biden's home – Axios

Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesInvestigators for the Department of Justice discovered six items containing classified document markings during a 13-hour search on Friday of President Biden’s Delaware home, according to a statement from Bob Bauer, the president’s personal attorney.Driving the news: The search, which Bauer said took place at the invitation of the president’s personal attorneys, uncovered documents that were from Biden’s time as vice president and a senator. DOJ asked that the search remain private until after it took place, “in accordance with its standard procedures, and we agreed to cooperate,” Bauer said.Neither the president nor the first lady was at the Wilmington residence at the time, according to Richard Sauber, a member of the White House Counsel’s Office.The big picture: Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Jan. 12 that he was appointing Robert Hur as special counsel to lead the investigation into the handling of the documents that have been uncovered.The appointment of Hur, former U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, is designed to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest. The move comes as former President Trump faces a separate special counsel inquiry over his hoarding of hundreds of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home.Key
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