For maryland and was appointed by former President Trump. I strongly believe that the normal processes of this department can handle all investigations with integrity, but under the regulations, the extraordinary circumstances here require the appointment of a Special Counsel for this matter. This Appointment Underscores for the public, the departments commitment to both independence and accountability in particularly sensitive matters, and to making decisions indisputably guided only by the facts and the law. Now earlier, President Biden confirmed that more classified documents from his time as Vice President were discovered. This time at his wilmiwilmingto delaware home. They were locked in his garage. Another document was found inside the house. Now the Attorney General revealed that the Justice Department learned of the second set of documents in december as this timeline shows here. It was in november when the president s attorney found classified documents in a d. C. Office that
for maryland and was appointed by former president trump. i strongly believe that the normal processes of this department can handle all investigations with integrity, but under the regulations, the extraordinary circumstances here require the appointment of a special counsel for this matter. this appointment underscores for the public, the department s commitment to both independence and accountability in particularly sensitive matters, and to making decisions indisputably guided only by the facts and the law. now earlier, president biden confirmed that more classified documents from his time as vice president were discovered. this time at his wilmiwilmingto delaware home. they were locked in his garage. another document was found inside the house. now the attorney general revealed that the justice department learned of the second set of documents in december as this timeline shows here. it was in november when the president s attorney found classified documents in a d
he does not know. he is not aware. could you clarify, we informed the department of justice immediately, what exactly was said? it seems to be some conflict there. look, again, i will refer you to the department of justice. what i can tell you is that his lawyers reached out to the archive vices, to the department of justice, which is what you re supposed to do, which is the right thing to do. i m not going to get into the specifics of who they reached out to first. i would refer you to the white house counsel to get more specifics. it is an ongoing process and i would, again, refer to either the white house counsel or department of justice for that specific question. just a couple of outstanding clarifications before i get to questions. salver said there were questions in the garage and one document in an adjacent room. merrick garland said they were