They both did it: Waiting for a new report on Joe Biden’s classified documents problem

Published February 8, 2024 12:12pm ET



THEY BOTH DID IT: WAITING FOR A NEW REPORT ON JOE BIDEN’S CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS PROBLEM. Late Wednesday came word that Robert Hur, the special counsel chosen by the Biden Justice Department to investigate President Joe Biden’s alleged mishandling of classified documents, has finished his investigation. As required, Hur has given a report to Attorney General Merrick Garland, who said he is “committed to making as much of the special counsel’s report public as possible.” How much will that be? Here’s hoping that means all of it.

The Biden White House is said to be worried that Hur will include photos of classified documents in clearly unsecured places where Biden lived or worked. For example, we know that Biden kept some classified documents in the garage, near his beloved vintage Corvette, at his home in Wilmington, Delaware. When asked about it last year, an obviously peeved Biden said, “My Corvette is in a locked garage. It’s not like it’s sitting out in the street.” It sounded as if the president thought that was sufficient protection for the nation’s secrets; if it’s good enough for my Corvette, it’s good enough for classified material.

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