“Under DOJ’s standard procedures, in the interests of operational security and integrity, it sought to do this work without advance public notice, and we agreed to cooperate.<\/p>\n
“The search today is a further step in a thorough and timely DOJ process we will continue to fully support and facilitate. We will have further information at the conclusion of today’s search.”<\/p>\n
The FBI has yet to comment on the search.<\/p>\n
It comes after Mr Biden’s lawyer last month\u00a0confirmed that six further documents containing classification markings were found at Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Previously, Mr Biden’s legal team acknowledged it had found classified documents relating to his time as vice-president in the\u00a0Obama<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0administration at his home, including some in his garage.<\/p>\n Aides previously found another batch of classified documents at a\u00a0Washington<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0think tank he was associated with.<\/p>\n The apparent mishandling of classified documents and official records from the Obama administration is under investigation by a former US attorney, Robert Hur,\u00a0who was appointed as a special counsel in January by Attorney General Merrick Garland<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Republicans<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0have sought to compare the investigation of Mr Biden’s handling of classified documents to the ongoing probe into how former president Donald Trump handled classified documents after his presidency.<\/p>\n The White House, however, says the two cases are different because Biden’s team has cooperated with authorities in their probe and turned over documents.<\/p>\n Mr Trump had resisted doing so until an FBI search at his\u00a0Florida<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0home.<\/p>\n A special counsel will also review Trump’s handling of classified documents.<\/p>\n The DOJ historically imposes a high legal bar before bringing criminal charges in cases involving the mishandling of classified information, with a requirement that someone intended to break the law as opposed to being merely careless or negligent in doing so.<\/p>\n The National Archives has reportedly asked all former US presidents and vice-presidents to search their personal records for classified documents or other presidential material that should have been turned over when they left office.<\/p>\n It is unlawful to knowingly or willfully remove or retain classified material, although no current or former president or vice-president has been charged with wrongdoing.<\/p>\n Source: \u00a0![\"Sky](\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/sky-news-logo-1.png\"){kind=logo}
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