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investigate biden s handling of these classified documents from his time as vice president. we are also at this hour awaiting a white house press briefing where the press secretary to the president is very likely to be pressed on these issues. john: very likely indeed. all of this comes after the white house counsel revealed that second batch of documents was found in a garage at one of the president s delaware homes, which you can see in the campaign ad from 2020. even a glimpse of a stack of papers toward the end of the ad. top house republicans addressing the matter moments ago. i think congress has to investigate this. here is an individual that s been in office more than four years, sat on 60 minutes so concerned about president trump s documents locked in behind and now we finds it as the vice president keeping it for years out in the open in different locations. we are not gonna let up, and we were already investigating the biden family influence scheme, ....
very different timelines when it comes to the appointment of a special counsel when it comes to the handling of classified documents. merrick garland appointed a special counsel to investigate the handling of some classified documents. his appointment follows the development that a second set of classified documents were found, these in a storage space in the garage of president biden s home in wilmington, delaware. the president s lawyer said it was a small number of documents. watch. on january 5th, 2023, mr. laush briefed me on the results of his initial investigation and advised me that further investigation by a special counsel was warranted. based on mr. laush s initial investigation, i concluded that under the special counsel regulations, it was in the public interest to appoint a special counsel. as i have said before, i strongly believe that the normal processes of this department can handle all investigations with integrity, but under the regulations, the ex ....
when the information is found, it diminishes the stature of any person who is in possession of it because it is not supposed to happen. today parks day one for robert hur as special counsel to oversee the investigation. this appointment underscores for the public the department s commitment to both independence and accountability and particularly sensitive matters. reporter: but with a steady flow of new developments, and details the white house did not disclose, the issue has become a political liability for the president. the administration hasn t been transparent about what is going on with president biden s possession of classified documents. reporter: today the white house refused to say if the fbi has conducted other searches of additional locations associated with the president. to date, dozens of classified documents have been found at the president s home and former office. and that number could increase ....
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 and particularly sensitive matters. that s attorney general merrick garland announcing the appointment of a special counsel to investigate president biden s handling of classified documents. former president trump also facing scrutiny from a special prosecutor for his handling of top secret documents. let s bring in former independent counsel michael zeldin, adjunct professor at american university college of law. so nice to see you, michael. nice to see you. five more documents were found in the president s wilmington residence. what are some key questions, do you think, special counsel ....
Statement. while i was transferring it to the doj officials who accompanied me, five additional pages with classified markings were discovered among the materials with it, for a total of six pages. the doj officials with me immediately took possession of them. the discovery coming the same day attorney general merrick garland announced a special counsel would look into the president s handling of classified materials after they left the obama administration. this appointment underscores for the public the department s commitment to both independence and accountability. reporter: the political firestorm over the documents overshadowing the president s agenda last week. are you confident you did nothing wrong, mr. president? reporter: and raising questions about whether more would be found. the doj was first notified by the biden team of about ten classified documents found in november at the penn biden center in washington, d.c. over a month later, biden s lawyers finding additi ....