For us. What do we know about the documents in this second batch . Reporter we dont know much other than bidens attorneys uncovered a second batch. The first batch was found in early november in an office that his attorneys were clearing out. That included ten classified documents, including information about iran, the uk and ukraine and even included topsecret information. Were told it was that discovery that spurred the searches in additional locations looking for other documents. We dont know where the second batch was found, what it includes. One of the biggest questions, is this it . The white house has been very careful not to say that the first batch or second batch is all they know is out there. Thats a really big question to have hanging over the white house. How is the gop responding to this on capitol hill . Im sure theyre pouncing. Reporter of course theyre pouncing. House oversight wants briefings. You showed the clip of Kevin Mccarthy asking why it wasnt disclosed. The sp
for us. what do we know about the documents in this second batch? reporter: we don t know much other than biden s attorneys uncovered a second batch. the first batch was found in early november in an office that his attorneys were clearing out. that included ten classified documents, including information about iran, the uk and ukraine and even included top-secret information. we re told it was that discovery that spurred the searches in additional locations looking for other documents. we don t know where the second batch was found, what it includes. one of the biggest questions, is this it? the white house has been very careful not to say that the first batch or second batch is all they know is out there. that s a really big question to have hanging over the white house. how is the gop responding to this on capitol hill? i m sure they re pouncing. reporter: of course they re pouncing. house oversight wants briefings. you showed the clip of kevin mccarthy asking why it
according to ken dilanian, that is a designation by a cia officer or possibly dia based on conversations with human source overseas, ie, a spy. there s also orcon originator control, noforn, as in cannot be shared with foreign nationals, fisa and si, signals intelligence, in order intercepts of communications. it also contains the marking fpotus, handwritten note, as in fots the former president of the united states is believed to have written after he left the presidency. and in a 13-page memo explaining why the d.o.j. made redactions, the government argues it needed to, quote, protect the safety and privacy of a significant number of civilian witnesses in addition to law enforcement. key in on those words, a significant number of civilian witnesses. we ll explain what that tells us. but first to note, the court s system, the web site, crashed, which is why the redacted affidavit did not come out until about 15 minutes after the noon deadline. apparently there were just too
years ago. he had the documents for possibly six years. trump was president two years ago or so and they had been working for a year or so to get these documents back. he didn t have the documents as long. biden had them for six years. does that make a difference? i m sure at some point he was told all the documents had been turned over. so there was no additional work to confirm that. i m sure he relied upon trusted aides who were charged with making sure all the presidential records were turned over as they should have been turned over. you know, it s not surprising they at some point it stopped. that effort to confirm that stopped. it took a long period of time to discover there were additional documents that should have been turned over. you were once accused of improperly handling information, saying you took home information that was not supposed to be