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  Documents from when he was VP under Obama…
  Audits take place 6 years after leaving the office? Tell me how that makes sense.
context: Yeah former journalist here: this story reeks of ...something. NBC News Exclusive with a one source on background so deep there's no attributable information including an overview of possible job title? No additional information is known by this single source, as evidenced by this:
  
  The classification level, number and precise location of the additional documents was not immediately clear. It also was not immediately clear when the additional documents were discovered and if the search for any other classified materials Biden may have from the Obama administration is complete.
  
  When you get info like this, you want it backed up by at least one other source, even if they also remain anonymous. It's most likely that what's being reported is true and that's why they're running with it but my post-Judith Miller journalism education means my spidey sense is tingling on this one. Call it racing for a scoop, call it inadequate sourcing, I just hope they can back this one up better than they did in their public reporting. If this turns out to be inaccurate it's unfathomably bad >
  
  Formal journalist here, this story reeks of typical conservative whataboutism. >
  
  All this starting right as the new house takes over is not naturally impossible but is incredibly suspicious as well. >
  
  Get ready for daily "both sides are the same" arguments from the shitty side, for sure. >
  
  They went away? >
  
  The tide had been lower for a while. It's starting to surge again, get your waders ready >
  
  I think they actually recommend full hazmat gear these days, the higher the bsl rating the better. >
  
  
  Biden aides have been sifting through documents stored at locations beyond his former Washington office to determine if there are any other classified documents that need to be turned over to the National Archives and reviewed by the Justice Department, the person familiar with the matter said. >
  
  That was my exact thought when I read the headline. They would much rather find any other outstanding documents right away than have them trickle out unpredictably. >
  
  It could also figured out what happened with the previous documents that caused them to be left behind. It is not like Biden personally keeps track off all the sensitive documents he has, an aide was likely responsible for keeping track of these. That person most likely screwed up. So they might be going through other locations this aide was supposed to manage. >
  
  I can't imagine the amount of shit shuffled in front of you. I could imagine an aid misplacing something and not knowing. 
  Considering they found stuff in Trump's desk would lend me to believe he knew and purposefully kept them. >
  
  It’s okay. Biden said he declassified them by just thinking about them. 
  See how fukking stupid that sounds? >
  
  He was VP and current president so technically not as crazy. >
  
  Sorry, Obama just thought about it and declassified them. Now it's the same. >
  
  sorry, Pedro was president at some point and he thought about it. Now it's the same. >
  
  Nuh uh! Obamna wrote on the paper now it's declassified. NOW IT'S THE SAME!! >
  
  Investigate him, but also realize Biden handed the docs over immediately once discovered, while Trump refused to give them back and lied about having given all of them back. Two totally different scenarios IMO. 
  If anything I give Biden credit for owning this despite the fact that it was destined to look really bad for him. >
  
  Too bad the people who are dead set on equating this with Trump don't care about the nuance 😅 >
  
  They don’t and we are all deluding ourselves if we think we can convince them to see a difference that easily >
  
  But there is a way. A way that I like to call, “define the wrong.” >
  
  Is the wrong inadvertently taking classified materials to your office? It might be wrong. But it’s not THE wrong. And maybe former presidents can get a presumption of good faith so long as they cooperate once they realize their mistake. >
  
  But then Trump should not be criticized for initially taking classified documents to MaL and could have been accorded a presumption of good faith that it was an oversight. >
  
  That’s basically what happened. So what then is the wrong? The wrong has to be the refusal to turn over the documents when asked and asked and asked, the obstruction of efforts to get them back.  That’s the wrong. >
  
  Investigate anyone mishandling classified documents and hold them accountable. Simple.
  This isn’t a left or right issue. We all have to follow rules / laws and just because they are in positions of power doesn’t mean they get a pass from following rules / laws. >
  
  The legal precident is no punishment for quickly remedied mistakes. >
  
  Uhh would you consider documents found 6 years after the fact to constitute quick remedy? 
  People are focusing on the presumed quick turnaround from detection to reporting, but you can’t ignore the 6 year period where the documents were undetected.
  The whole issue with classified materials is that it seems very possible someone could have accessed those materials. The longer those documents aren’t properly housed, the more chance of that happening. 
  So yeah, obviously this isn’t the same situation as Trump where they were deliberately stonewalling the authorities on returning documents they all knew existed, it’s still not a situation I’d characterize as being remedied “quickly”. >
  
  
  Uhh would you consider documents found 6 years after the fact co statute quick remedy?
  
  Yes.  If they found them, and they immediately (within reason, of course) report them and turn them in, they are remedying it as quickly as possible.
  Unless, of course, you're implying they should have remedied the situation before they were aware of it? >
  
  No, don't you get it?
  Biden did it and is a Democrat, so he needs to be held accountable.
  Nevermind the Coup that we're letting the entire Republican party get away with.
  I'm all for accountability, but if we're just going to ignore 1/6, I think I can ignore these documents. >
  
  A number of people have been arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced for the crimes they committed on 1/6.  The January 6th commission referred potential charges to the DOJ for Trump's actions in the lead up to 1/6.  And Trump is likely going to be indicted for the classified documents he took and improperly stored.  Biden shouldn't be able to escape accountability just because he is on team blue. >
  
  How many of these from 1/6 have been tried for Treason, the charge they should have received? 
  Accountability starts there. >
  
  1/6 deserved a military response from Biden, day one. >
  
  While I *think* I know what you mean, Biden wasn't the current President on January 6th. He had no standing authority over the military. >
  
  Correct. Day one of his presidency. >
  
  Republicans will have permanent difficulty understanding the difference between two scenarios: 
  One, where the National Archives tells Biden all documents appear to be accounted for; then years later Biden's people volunteer the information that they discovered potentially classified materials in an office space no longer used and use due diligence to make sure any other unrecovered documents are found and turned over..
  ...And the National Archives asking another former President to return documents they know he still has not returned, told he doesn't have them, then told he has them but they are not securely stored, told he has now locked them in a room that is supposedly controlled access, has his property raided to recover them where documents are also recovered located elsewhere, is told the documents aren't classified because he declassified them without telling anyone else who is part of the declassification process and supposedly did this back when he was still President, told them a special counsel is needed to review all documents recovered before any of them can be reviewed by the investigators since they may have non-classified materials, and may still have more unrecovered documents stashed away in a location that is extremely difficult to get a proper warrant to check since it requires exhuming a grave located on private property.
  It's essentially the same thing. If anything, what Biden did was far worse. /s >
  
  Suspicious timing considering Trump's own problems? But Biden is returning them instead of hoarding them like the cheeto >
  
  Yup. Odd that they are only popping up now. >
  
  I’m guessing that finding the first batch led to a broad search of other locations to make sure nothing else was left behind. >
  
  It says as much in the article. >
  
  Was there ketchup on any of them >
  
  
  SEE BOTH SIDES ARE THE SAME! TRUMP DID NOTHIGN WRONG!!!111
  
  -every Right Winger as they ignore the glaring differences between Trump and Biden's behavior and cooperation level in returning said documents.
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  Expect nothing but pure bad faith and weaponized cynicism from the Right at all times. You will never be disappointed. >
  
  Honestly I feel like one was just incompetence and the other COULD be classified as a traitorous act. >
  
  That's it - one was by design for who knows what purpose. >
  
  Guys, keep in mind some of the languages being used by commenters here.
  “Took, blatant disregard, there goes prosecution, investigate someone, hold someone accountable, etc.”
  Seems like the trolls are already rolling in trying to control the narrative of this >
  
  yeah I'm seeing a lot more right wing talking points on this thread than normally is on this sub, meaning at least higher up in the comment chains. I suspect that will be happening a lot with this subject. >
  
  This is great! Now republicans are forced to admit that taking classified documents is a crime, and they already established that a sitting president can’t be indicted.. which only leaves Trump to be indict and prosecuted. Checkmate. >
  
  Lol. You expect the GOP to follow standard logic? >
  
  Odd that they're popping up now, given the circumstances.
  Even odder how they all seem to only deal directly with Biden and nothing else.
  Even odder when you consider a large part of the secret service decided to delete their own texts when ordered to produce them before the January 6th committee and are likely still loyal to the man who attempted a coup and remain so suspect that the current president has indicated multiple times that he doesn't trust them.
  Just odd. >
  
  I wouldn't be surprised at all if these fucking things were planted. It's just way too coincidental to happen right now, after Trump was caught red handed. Especially since it's well documented that the Obama administration absolutely had no problem following rules regarding these things and working with the national archives in the past. >
  
  Especially if they National Archives didn't know they were missing. >
  
  This is what’s got my eyebrow raised. >
  
  
  The chair and vice chair of the Senate intelligence committee have written to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines asking for access to the classified documents, a damage assessment by the intelligence community and a briefing on both the Biden and Trump documents, three congressional staffers said. This request is similar to how the committee requested information after the raid at Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump's resort in Florida, the staffers said.
  Sauber said Biden's lawyers immediately reached out to National Archives about the find, and the agency took control of the documents the next day.
  
  =/= >
  
  Guaranteed they are notes on the the CIA's assessment of the contents of Angela Merkel's stool. >
  
  A relative works at the Archives. RIGHT AFTER the November election, they started receiving FOIA requests from Republicans. It is a revenge tour. >
  
  It seems like the President's Aides went to check just in case if they'd miss some more. Means they were trying to be responsible and not to hide anything. >
  
  The FBI really just needs to automatically scrub the offices of every politician before they leave office.
  They either don't know what classified info is or they're hoarding it for some reason. >
  
  Yeah. I couldn’t fucking care less. The story wasn’t that Trump had classified docs, the story is that he lied and lied and lied and when you thought he was done, he lied some more. >
  
  i would just like to remind people that there is currently no evidence at all that biden had a hand in this. This is just an old office that he used to occupy. There is no indication whatsoever that these documents were taken by biden or that he instructed people to take them (unlike trump who did both) >
  
  No evidence except the whole thing where they found classified documents in two locations. 
  Both Trump and Biden should be investigated equally. 
  I think the bigger issue here is that these documents are leaving locations they shouldn’t. >
  
  
  No evidence except the whole thing where they found classified documents in two locations.
  
  This second one has absolutely no sourcing as of yet. These articles so far are as close to 'maybe' as you can get before being tabloids. 
  As for the first set of documents the person you are responding to is absolutely correct. There is no evidence Biden knew or directed someone to take the documents. His staff while VP had security clearances and could have had the documents to brief him on something and didn't return them. There is a lot of explanations that don't include him, especially since this was at an office of his.
  *this is not to say he didn't know, or he wasn't the person. This is to say it is entirely possible he didn't know. >
  
  Agreed. Why I said they both need to be investigated. 
  But maybe someone needs to check boxes and bags when people leave the building! >
  
  I would be shocked (in terms of Bidens issue) if he wasn't allowed to have documents at satellite offices.
  but yes, for a very long time we have known actual security with the White House is absolutely shit (Bush's own people were using non white house email addresses even so at least that far back) and some serious updates need done. And it needs to be done through laws that can hold even the president accountable. >
  
  I smell a setup..,., >
  
  Agreed. I normally don't like popping conspiracy theories, but how did NARA not know they were missing? It sounds like they were smuggled out. >
  
  Damn this is how the last 2 years is gonna be >
  
  You mean the last twenty >
  
  So suddenly Republicans are concerned about classified documents being found where they shouldn't be?  Let's remember that for later. >
  
  This seems oddly timed. I mean really oddly timed. >
  
  Then fucking investigate him too. If found guilty he can share a cell with Trump >
  
  So many people here talking without any clue how any of this works. >
  
  Biden was also a private citizen, and seems to have had these documents for over 6 years. In locations funded by the Chinese government. Both are terrible >
  
  Okay but when he ignores multiple subpoenas to return the documents that's when I'll start to care. >
  
  Hive deflection protocol activate! >
  
  Lolol >
  
  Cool, lock him up when he refuses to turn them over and tells a bunch of lies about it. >
  
  “But his classified documents” is about to be the only thing we hear for two years. 
  I am curious why there are classified documents outside of where they need to be. I don’t have enough information yet to form a complete opinion but this isn’t great and we need to know why there are classified documents popping up in random places that seem to have been forgotten about. >
  
  My understanding is "classified" is not a single category and different types have not just different clearances to view, but different document retention rules for how to store, where to store and how to move.
  It it possible that as VP he had clearance to retain and move them, and they got put in a box in a closet and missed when he left office.  Then when they were clearing the office(s) they came across the documents, called the proper agencies and kept them locked up until authorized agents from NARA could take possession.
  Should there be an investigation into why he still had them and how they got lost.  Sure.  I would want it to lead to better protocols for securing things like this.  There are obviously holes in the system.
  Trump's problem is different.  1) He had Compartmentalized secret documents.  Those are the ones that aren't supposed to leave safe rooms even if it's the president.  He not only took them out (open question as to how he was allowed) but rehomed them in a resort next to the pool.  2) When NARA asked he was evasive and non-compliant several times until it came down to a damn search warrant.
  I am 100% sure that if NARA contacted Trump the first time and he said "oh shit, sorry.  Sure, send a team and help me identify, and return these," none of it would have made the news.  But  he decided to yell "MINE" and gaslight and obstruct the process.
  In the end, no one should be above the law.  But it sounds for all the world like Biden's was just over looked and will probably not have a lot of legal issues.  Trump pretty well created his own problems and made what could have been a clerical correction into a massive legal fight. >
  
  While it is worrying, I'm sure it's not anything as big as Trump's files. Plus, he's handling just how I would too. >
  
  Love how this is only 51% upvoted... >
  
  I'm actually surprised it's that high. >
  
  I had to find it sorting by /controversial >
  
  It's clear this is not equivalent to the Trump story, Biden complied with the DoJ and is complying with further investigation etc. The major point with Trump was he had to be raided for them to recover the documents.
  However, this sub can't really call itself a politics sub if the only way to find this story is sorting by controversial. It's clearly major political news and constant bluewashing gives very little opportunity to engage politically. >
  
  Question, what happens when (if?) the aides performing the searches don't have the proper security clearance? Isn't there an issue with them handling the documents even if they pinky swear they didn't read them? >
  
  If they are doing a search for classified documents it’s almost guaranteed everyone has the proper security clearance. >
  
  Plus, as long as the don't open the folders, the folders say classified. Although I'm sure you're right, they have high level security clearance. >
  
  Just hold him accountable. >
  
  Identifying them and returning them is dufferent from denying their existence and not returning them. I also imagine the classification of these aren't as serious.
  And if Biden is to be held accountable for them, then Trump should be held to account as precedent. Since he currently isn't...
  Either this is an issue or it isn't. Consistency. No outrage over this is deserved from the crowd who found nothing wrong with Trump possessing the same.
  Furthermore, Biden currently has exec priv. Trump does not. >
  
  If it's like Clinton's classified documents, it was her own travel itineraries, because the travel of the Secretary of State is classified.
  It was a nothing burger. >
  
  Maybe don’t let presidents have access to physical documents and just show them a file on a tablet that deletes after being read >
  
  So the political media is really going to run with this as a thing >
  
  So who planting documents?  Let me guess a Trump supporter. >
  
  After looking >
  
  Wow that isn’t even a little okay. I want any improper storage of classified information investigated and corrected. But, at least Biden is cooperating fully and not acting a fool about it. >
  
  The bias of Reddit is so apparent. It’s okay to accept that one’s political preference did something bad and upvote it but as soon as it’s someone the vast majority the site has a dislike for, it’s front page news instantly. 
  This is the 2nd uncovering. The first one was hidden since November. What is going on? >
  
  The story explains what is going on. 
  After the first documents were discovered and turned over, an investigation began. As part of that investigation, Biden’s staff started to do an exhaustive search to see if there were any additional documents than needed to be turned over. Apparently, there were and they’ve been turned over.
  This seems like routine stuff and the system working like it is supposed to. We want people to self report errors so that the situation can be assessed and remediated. Crucifying people over honest mistakes results in them covering them up which creates even larger security risks. >
  
  The first batch of documents were found in November! Feels like the story was hidden for the midterms, not to take heat off of Trump. >
  
  Suddenly they like anonymous sources. >
  
  I know this sounds MAGA conspiracyish but come on, who really believes this isn’t planted?
  Found right before the elections in November and suddenly finding more? I call Bullshit. >
  
  Sure seems like it, too convenient. >
  
  This is a tad bit bizarre. After Trump took the documents, the archives knew immediately and requested them back. But the archives apparently didn't notice/didn't care that some docs used by Biden were gone for 6 years? Is it just that the docs weren't very important? Or is it hard to notice when docs go missing unless there's several hundred gone? >
  
  Depends what they are, Biden’s own travel itinerary as VP would be classified for instance lol. That kind of thing isn’t tracked like project based documents, or intel sources, troop movements, etc. >
  
  Leave it to Biden to fuck up a slam dunk case against trump. >
  
  Here before conservatives use this to claim Trump did nothing wrong. >
  
  I don't mean to bust your bubble but, uh, no. You're not. >
  
  Hopefully this is just me being jaded and cynical, but it's increasingly feeling like this situation could turn into the perfect off-ramp for the DOJ to avoid prosecuting Trump. >
  
  Pure whataboutism, but did Trump's aides look to see if there were any more classified documents Trump had? >
  
  Oh my someone found a misplace folder, call the national guard. >
  
  Simple. Mistakes happen, we are all human, sometimes you take your work home or to the office and it gets mishandled. Its not ideal, but its not like these documents are stuff like nuclear power numbers or militarily vital info (i mean ffs this stuff was allowed to be moved off site to the law firm of the president). These mistakes happen all the time, whats important is the remedial action taken when documents are found by the offending party. Trump knew he had classified documents and purposefully hid that knowledge from the DOJ, Biden is immediately returning it. This is such a nothing burger and i cannot fucking wait for my tax dollars to be spent on George Santos and his crew of honest liars "investigating" this very important issue. Such importance, so shiny, butter males. 
  Yknow, with the planet careening towards 6°C I sure am proud that my representative is spending his valuable political capital on such VITAL issues as this. Hopefully, he can release Hunter Biden's cock pics, nice long and uncut for the AMERICAN PEOPLE to enjoy. >
  
  Not with classified documents. The standard and expectation there is super human. Failure of that is catastrophic. >
  
  wow, you're telling me they found some docs, then started searching everywhere to make sure they got them all, and found a few more? Sounds like they're doing their job, tbh >
  
  Wow! More documents? And just when the last batch wasn’t really gaining any traction? Gee whiz, how conveniently coincidental 😳🙄🖕🏻 >
  
  This has been my suspicion as well. >
  
  My gramp gramp is younger than Biden and forgets how many beers he’s opened constantly. Way she goes. No harm in sundowning ❤️ >
  
  The guy has been in the swamp for 40 plus years this is exactly why we need term limits. >
  
  
  Biden aides have been searching for any additional classified materials that might be in other locations he used.
  
  How many classified documents has Biden misplaced? Talk about an errant disregard for our national security. >
  
  Ok, let talk about it.  His team did the audit, the reported it as soon as the documents were found and returned them.  If seems like exactly what is supposed to happen. >
  
  Documents from when he was VP under Obama…
  Audits take place 6 years after leaving the office? Tell me how that makes sense. >
  
  It wasn’t an audit. His staff was packing up that office to move out of it and while sorting through stuff they noticed the classification markings. They reported and returned the documents. 
  The investigation starts some time after they were found in November and Biden’s staff begins an exhaustive search of all of the locations that items from his Vice Presidential offices had been moved to. >
  
  I would think this is worse for Biden.  He was VP not President when he took them.  He isn't covered under the Presidential Records Act until 2021. >
  
  “Took” them.
  You’re really playing your hand early >
  
  Downvote bullshit and move on. >
  
  How is it bullshit? It’s his people reporting it and nbc news is reporting it. Don’t act like it’s a right wing conspiracy being pushed by fox. >
  
  Did they find documents though?
  The previous time was reported  and fixed in November, but no public statement was made till recently. 
  And now this happens shortly after both it was announced and the house flipped.
  You gotta admit, it sounds fishy >
  
  Stop trying to justify that he had classified documents that he should have not had. >
  
  Oh come on it’s (D)ifferent >
  
  and I'm More Than Totally Exonerated, Sleepy Joe has been hiding Classified Top Secret Documents for many many years and now even the Fake News has to admit that I've done nothing wrong, I'm Completely Innocent, the Most Honest and Richest President this Country has ever had, you're so lucky I came down the Golden Escalator when I did or else Crooked Hillary would've forced you all to learn Chinese.  the Obamas and the Clintons and especially the Bidens, you have Hunter and he did a lot of bad things, they're still coming out, the bad things, and his wife probably isn't so innocent either.  then you look at Sleepy Joe, he can't even read a Teleprompter like a President, and my Speeches have always been great, they get Incredibly High Ratings in the Press.  you have Newsweek and the Once Great New York Post, they haven't been very fair to me, it's really a problem but we're taking back Our House, we'll be getting back Our Senate and we already have the Supreme Court, even if they didn't treat your Favorite President like they should have.  it's Unconstitutional what the Radical Left made them do, we need to be looking at it very strongly and maybe making some things happen, who knows, we'll see what happens. >
  
  🤮 🤮 🤮 
  Too accurate >
  
  nobody's more Accurate than me, not even the Generals, and I said, "General, why aren't we out of Afghanistan?"  "that's a great idea, Sir," and I said I know it is, Obama couldn't do it, even Little George W couldn't finish what he started because you need to be Strong and you need to be Tough as President.  they said I'm the Toughest President since George Washington or maybe even Andrew Jackson.  Andrew Jackson, they called him Old Hickory, not a lot of people know that. >
  
  no, context matters >
  
  Yeah, it’s (D)ifferent! >
  
  what do you mean >
  
  I don't care, it's not the same as Trump. >
  
  It's not like Trump
  The documents were secure
  The documents were turned over
  He only had a few documents
  The documents weren't anything serious
  It was only one mistake
  It's actually not a big issue <-- We're here right now >
  
  Did I miss the “fbi agents needed to raid a place because Biden said he had already turned over the documents on multiple requests for specifically named files” in the “it’s not like trump”?  I really would have expected to see an article about that if so… would have been pretty pissed if I saw that… >
  
  Im still waiting for Trump to go to prison for the documents the FBI found.. If this was all so egregious why did nothing happen? You all said he was definitely going to jail this time. >
  
  The thing I find funniest about this sort of response is how much it explains royalists.  The dude had state secrets in unlocked areas with people we’ve been in conflict with for decades having known agents freely roaming the premises and the response is “well the justice system has failed to punish that so it’s a-ok with me”.
  Five years ago I honestly couldn’t fathom people rushing to bend their knee to someone because of their birth… I didn’t think it was a thing self respecting people DID anymore, the concept is just so damn willing to accept objectively wrong things for someone in power, now I’ve seen it with my own eyes I totally get it.  I honestly couldn’t believe people in this day and age would do seriously embarrassing shit in front of complete strangers to prove their loyalty to someone because of their birth or their wealth or their power and yet… here we are.  it’s impressive and sad all at the same time, especially the weird attempt to make me feel less because I hold consistent moral views on not handling classified materials properly. >
  
  Okay you typed all that why.. Is Trump going to jail or not? I thought he did really bad stuff, not even comparable to what happened with Biden recently.. >
  
  Are you still talking?  I typed that for anyone else who happened to be down here noticing your comment.  I don’t know what you’re trying to do here… find someone else. >
  
  Im trying to find out when Trump is going to jail... >
  
  I’m sorry I can’t take this response seriously… it reads like it’s being said under your breath while you’re bowing your head and walking away.  And honestly it’s an impression that will be hard to leave my mind.  Perhaps if you find someone else to try it with you’ll get a better response.  Here’s hoping! >
  
  Yea. Planted comes to mind. Why would anyone in his position possess classified material? Especially after the Trump bullshiiit? >
  
  Planted by his own aides? >
  
  Secret service seems more plausible. >
  
  Will GQP's ask for prosecution or will they ignore this? >
  
  This may be them planting evidence for all we know.
  Watch it come out in a few months that they’re actually the missing documents trump still hasn’t returned yet.
  And I’m only being partly satirical about it >
  
  Mutherfuckin’ ridiculous. The only way through without giving Trump a pass is for Biden to hold someone accountable. >
  
  Why?  Trump - left public office and took the documents, then repeadly lied about having them.  Biden is still in public office and returned the documents willingly.
  These are in no way comparable. >
  
  Half the country doesn’t know that and the largest news outlets are going to keep it that way. >
  
  FFS.... Any former or current politicians NOT have classified documents floating around their house? ...... Bueller?.... This shit ain't Whitehouse stationary. >
  
  Cool. Let’s play a game. Let’s keep finding classified docs from current and former presidents where they don’t belong and see who goes to jail first. I’ll just wait right here…. for eternity probably. >
  
  You can say that it’s different than Trump which it is, but Biden done fucked up because now he lost the political capital on this story, especially with this story coming out at the moment Republicans take the House. >
  
  Source: George Santos >
  
  Or planted by rogue secret service agents. >
  
  Except for the fact that one of them is cooperating and as soon as they found them turned them over for review into how they ended up where they were and the other is Trump, the guy who did nothing wrong and, even if he did, he gave it all back and, even if he didn't, he didn't have to because he can think documents into being declassified and also is suing to get them returned to his basement storage.
  They're not at all equivalent things as the facts currently stand.  That isn't to say that won't change but it is a far cry from "destroying" a DOJ case against Trump. >
  
  For 6 years he had them.
  How do you know they discovered them and immediately returned them?
  1st batch discovered in November
  2nd batch now
  3rd batch place your excuses now >
  
  
  your excuses now
  
  Here is my reasoning:
  As I stated, "as the facts currently stand."  Things they have done- not denied they exist.  Not said they had found them all and there were no more.  Not fought to prevent anyone from taking them.
  There is a good faith reason to believe that they are being above board.
  But I'll go one further with a personal anecdote.  At my last staff job, when I finally quit, I packed my desk and all my support gear from the production studio.  I had my assistant help me pack my desk while I disassembled equipment I owned in the studio.
  I then took my 4 boxes of things to my storage unit where they stayed, untouched, until last August when I moved ~~storage~~ apartments and, for convenience, storage facilities.  Upon unpacking these boxes, you know what I found?  The Red Epic camera body I was working on at my desk.  Not mine, had no clue it was in there.  Why?  Because things got packed by someone else and then, as is often the case, the box sat sealed for some amount of time.  Upon discovering this camera body, I called my former place of employ and informed them of it and returned it.  Then I opened all the rest of my boxes and looked to see if anything else of theirs was in with my things.
  As the facts currently stand- it is reasonable to presume they are being above board.  If future evidence surfaces that they are not acting above board then sure, bring down the hammer.  Until such time, we have two sets of actions- the ones Trump's team took and the ones Biden's team took.  One is indicative of someone hiding something while the other is indicative of someone not knowing what was in some boxes which were likely packed by other people for them.
  **Edited to add strikethrough of extra unintentional 'storage' in my sentence for clarity. >
  
  I understand your personal experience and noted.
  I've never had job that requires paperwork. Construction/Roofer or a janitor my whole work career overhere. All i need is my tools and I would notice if I have extra or something is missing right away.
  I hate it(Biden staff or him taking this stuff even if small) because it bails out a trump taking point.
  He(Trump) accused the Obama administration of also taking Classified documents. They said "no way not us" and afterwards okay(Biden VP) maybe a couple but were not like them. >
  
  Scary stuff. Biden can’t remember anything unfortunately >
  
  Biden broke the law for all of the right reasons. Trump kept documents for the wrong reasons. Biden is innocent because he is a criminal because he loves us so much. Loves us so much. >
  
  There needs to be a formal investigation. Congress needs to set up a committee. They refused to even answer any questions from the entire press corps at the WH today. This is unacceptable. There must be transparency and accountability. >
  
  This guy is clearly in mental decline. >
  
  Alwayshasbeen.meme >
  
  Joe and Hunter Biden are both criminals. Impeach him and lock them up. >
  
  Do you give the lice in your mullet pet names? >
  
  Biden isn’t the brightest light bulb in the cupboard, but something smells fishy here.  He’s in office 2 years now, and there was an administration in office 4 full years ahead of him.  And Obama was in office 8 years, so some of these could possibly be from up to 14 years ago?  And this ‘place’ never had any tennants since then that would have discovered and reported them?  It just sounds like they were planted or something.  Just my two cents. >
  
  Alright not that it matter:
  1) they were in locked cabinets in a personal office he used during his VP tenure and not in a unsecured area.
  2) they seem to just be a handful that was missed when he left his VP position and have veen there since and were not taken to a separate location when he lost clearance >
  
  
  When found they were immediately disclosed to the proper agencies and promptly collected.  There was no gaslighting or obstruction.  No lies to avoid returning them and no hint that they were poorly stored in an area that unauthorized people including foreign agents could have gained access.
  
  That's where it goes for an administrative correction for Biden to a criminal legal battle for Trump.  He pretty well created his own problem trying to be a Mob boss. >
  
  Why are his aids turning on him? This isn’t a good look >
  
  They need to take the classified rubber stamper away from his grandkids. >
  
  Ugh. Even though this is worlds apart from what DJT did, I am sure the DOJ will find it hard to justify not investigating Biden. Although, no one expects Biden to pack up his own office or send classified files back; that would be the job of whomever held that position. So how would he know whether or not someone did their job? This will probably water down the investigation of DJT and him ignoring to return known classified docs that he held at his residence. >
  
  It sounds like the investigation started in November and that Biden and his staff have been cooperating. It turns out that investigations are much more discrete when the target of the investigation cooperates, doesn’t take the investigating agency to court every step of the way, and isn’t constantly on social media and speaking at rallies crying about how they are being persecuted by the investigating agency. >
  
  Is there any word yet on how on earth this happened? I know this is nowhere near as bad or nefarious as what Trump did but in the pre-Trump days this still would've been a major scandal.
  Like, is this a common mix-up and we just haven't heard from Bush or Clinton's lawyers because they got rid of their stuff, whereas Biden is just being TOO transparent and forthcoming? >
  
  NBC is being vague about it. Might be a false report >
  
  White House procedures need an update. >
  
  We're never going to hear the end of it from Fox. At this rate the mainstream media might start giving Joe a hard time about it. >
  
  Who. Cares? >
  
  biden is allowed to have these documents.
  he's the president after all. >
  
  in the debates there will be a new question  to all candidates.
  "after your presidency and you get caught violating national secrecy laws.   will you give the documents you stole back immediately or hold onto them until the FBI raids your home"? >
  
  Bunch of clowns in the comments 🤣 >
  
  Look at all the stinky headlines coming out to help the GOP have something to cling to to impeach for angertainment and revenge. >
  
  Curious timing. I wonder who planted them…gee, who do we know with loads of classified materials they stole on their way out of the White House that would have almost certainly taken Obama era materials intentionally? I certainly can’t think of anyone who could have planted those documents, and then tipped someone off to their location. >
  
  Better for Biden this happens now than say in October 2024.  Therefore I believe he is getting ahead of this to control and time the spin. >
  
  Is there any chance that 45's team planted these documents before they left office? >
  
  Where’s the FBI. >
  
  whataboutism by insinuation. >
  
  Trump hemorages documents-want to bet Putin and Bonesaw have first class US intel ?  Jared got paid but TRE45ON gave over the secrets.
  This is a political hit job.  Trump gave away our crown jewels. >
  
  Bet you anything this is retaliation from SS, who else would have this kind of access? >
  
  Never go to a second location. >
  
  Haven’t heard a thing this pm on this. >
  
  So now we have a history of carelessness. This is going to go over really well. >
  
  The first batch is about then presidential candidate Donaldo Trumpito.  The second batch is about UFO's. >
  
  In a world where its is all about headlines this is the perfect gift to Trump case. He may even drop running for president now and focus on his life. >
  
  Oh well that settles it. Clearly both sides are bad now. Might as well just shut down the Trump investigations and do a fascism I guess... >
  
  Yeah former journalist here: this story reeks of ...something. NBC News Exclusive with a one source on background so deep there's no attributable information including an overview of possible job title? No additional information is known by this single source, as evidenced by this:
  
  The classification level, number and precise location of the additional documents was not immediately clear. It also was not immediately clear when the additional documents were discovered and if the search for any other classified materials Biden may have from the Obama administration is complete.
  
  When you get info like this, you want it backed up by at least one other source, even if they also remain anonymous. It's most likely that what's being reported is true and that's why they're running with it but my post-Judith Miller journalism education means my spidey sense is tingling on this one. Call it racing for a scoop, call it inadequate sourcing, I just hope they can back this one up better than they did in their public reporting. If this turns out to be inaccurate it's unfathomably bad >
  
  Formal journalist here, this story reeks of typical conservative whataboutism. >
  
  All this starting right as the new house takes over is not naturally impossible but is incredibly suspicious as well. >
  
  Get ready for daily "both sides are the same" arguments from the shitty side, for sure. >
  
  They went away? >
  
  The tide had been lower for a while. It's starting to surge again, get your waders ready >
  
  I think they actually recommend full hazmat gear these days, the higher the bsl rating the better. >
  
  
  Biden aides have been sifting through documents stored at locations beyond his former Washington office to determine if there are any other classified documents that need to be turned over to the National Archives and reviewed by the Justice Department, the person familiar with the matter said. >
  
  That was my exact thought when I read the headline. They would much rather find any other outstanding documents right away than have them trickle out unpredictably. >
  
  It could also figured out what happened with the previous documents that caused them to be left behind. It is not like Biden personally keeps track off all the sensitive documents he has, an aide was likely responsible for keeping track of these. That person most likely screwed up. So they might be going through other locations this aide was supposed to manage. >
  
  I can't imagine the amount of shit shuffled in front of you. I could imagine an aid misplacing something and not knowing. 
  Considering they found stuff in Trump's desk would lend me to believe he knew and purposefully kept them. >
  
  It’s okay. Biden said he declassified them by just thinking about them. 
  See how fukking stupid that sounds? >
  
  He was VP and current president so technically not as crazy. >
  
  Sorry, Obama just thought about it and declassified them. Now it's the same. >
  
  sorry, Pedro was president at some point and he thought about it. Now it's the same. >
  
  Nuh uh! Obamna wrote on the paper now it's declassified. NOW IT'S THE SAME!! >
  
  Investigate him, but also realize Biden handed the docs over immediately once discovered, while Trump refused to give them back and lied about having given all of them back. Two totally different scenarios IMO. 
  If anything I give Biden credit for owning this despite the fact that it was destined to look really bad for him. >
  
  Too bad the people who are dead set on equating this with Trump don't care about the nuance 😅 >
  
  They don’t and we are all deluding ourselves if we think we can convince them to see a difference that easily >
  
  But there is a way. A way that I like to call, “define the wrong.” >
  
  Is the wrong inadvertently taking classified materials to your office? It might be wrong. But it’s not THE wrong. And maybe former presidents can get a presumption of good faith so long as they cooperate once they realize their mistake. >
  
  But then Trump should not be criticized for initially taking classified documents to MaL and could have been accorded a presumption of good faith that it was an oversight. >
  
  That’s basically what happened. So what then is the wrong? The wrong has to be the refusal to turn over the documents when asked and asked and asked, the obstruction of efforts to get them back.  That’s the wrong. >
  
  Investigate anyone mishandling classified documents and hold them accountable. Simple.
  This isn’t a left or right issue. We all have to follow rules / laws and just because they are in positions of power doesn’t mean they get a pass from following rules / laws. >
  
  The legal precident is no punishment for quickly remedied mistakes. >
  
  Uhh would you consider documents found 6 years after the fact to constitute quick remedy? 
  People are focusing on the presumed quick turnaround from detection to reporting, but you can’t ignore the 6 year period where the documents were undetected.
  The whole issue with classified materials is that it seems very possible someone could have accessed those materials. The longer those documents aren’t properly housed, the more chance of that happening. 
  So yeah, obviously this isn’t the same situation as Trump where they were deliberately stonewalling the authorities on returning documents they all knew existed, it’s still not a situation I’d characterize as being remedied “quickly”. >
  
  
  Uhh would you consider documents found 6 years after the fact co statute quick remedy?
  
  Yes.  If they found them, and they immediately (within reason, of course) report them and turn them in, they are remedying it as quickly as possible.
  Unless, of course, you're implying they should have remedied the situation before they were aware of it? >
  
  No, don't you get it?
  Biden did it and is a Democrat, so he needs to be held accountable.
  Nevermind the Coup that we're letting the entire Republican party get away with.
  I'm all for accountability, but if we're just going to ignore 1/6, I think I can ignore these documents. >
  
  A number of people have been arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced for the crimes they committed on 1/6.  The January 6th commission referred potential charges to the DOJ for Trump's actions in the lead up to 1/6.  And Trump is likely going to be indicted for the classified documents he took and improperly stored.  Biden shouldn't be able to escape accountability just because he is on team blue. >
  
  How many of these from 1/6 have been tried for Treason, the charge they should have received? 
  Accountability starts there. >
  
  1/6 deserved a military response from Biden, day one. >
  
  While I *think* I know what you mean, Biden wasn't the current President on January 6th. He had no standing authority over the military. >
  
  Correct. Day one of his presidency. >
  
  Republicans will have permanent difficulty understanding the difference between two scenarios: 
  One, where the National Archives tells Biden all documents appear to be accounted for; then years later Biden's people volunteer the information that they discovered potentially classified materials in an office space no longer used and use due diligence to make sure any other unrecovered documents are found and turned over..
  ...And the National Archives asking another former President to return documents they know he still has not returned, told he doesn't have them, then told he has them but they are not securely stored, told he has now locked them in a room that is supposedly controlled access, has his property raided to recover them where documents are also recovered located elsewhere, is told the documents aren't classified because he declassified them without telling anyone else who is part of the declassification process and supposedly did this back when he was still President, told them a special counsel is needed to review all documents recovered before any of them can be reviewed by the investigators since they may have non-classified materials, and may still have more unrecovered documents stashed away in a location that is extremely difficult to get a proper warrant to check since it requires exhuming a grave located on private property.
  It's essentially the same thing. If anything, what Biden did was far worse. /s >
  
  Suspicious timing considering Trump's own problems? But Biden is returning them instead of hoarding them like the cheeto >
  
  Yup. Odd that they are only popping up now. >
  
  I’m guessing that finding the first batch led to a broad search of other locations to make sure nothing else was left behind. >
  
  It says as much in the article. >
  
  Was there ketchup on any of them >
  
  
  SEE BOTH SIDES ARE THE SAME! TRUMP DID NOTHIGN WRONG!!!111
  
  -every Right Winger as they ignore the glaring differences between Trump and Biden's behavior and cooperation level in returning said documents.
  ​
  Expect nothing but pure bad faith and weaponized cynicism from the Right at all times. You will never be disappointed. >
  
  Honestly I feel like one was just incompetence and the other COULD be classified as a traitorous act. >
  
  That's it - one was by design for who knows what purpose. >
  
  Guys, keep in mind some of the languages being used by commenters here.
  “Took, blatant disregard, there goes prosecution, investigate someone, hold someone accountable, etc.”
  Seems like the trolls are already rolling in trying to control the narrative of this >
  
  yeah I'm seeing a lot more right wing talking points on this thread than normally is on this sub, meaning at least higher up in the comment chains. I suspect that will be happening a lot with this subject. >
  
  This is great! Now republicans are forced to admit that taking classified documents is a crime, and they already established that a sitting president can’t be indicted.. which only leaves Trump to be indict and prosecuted. Checkmate. >
  
  Lol. You expect the GOP to follow standard logic? >
  
  Odd that they're popping up now, given the circumstances.
  Even odder how they all seem to only deal directly with Biden and nothing else.
  Even odder when you consider a large part of the secret service decided to delete their own texts when ordered to produce them before the January 6th committee and are likely still loyal to the man who attempted a coup and remain so suspect that the current president has indicated multiple times that he doesn't trust them.
  Just odd. >
  
  I wouldn't be surprised at all if these fucking things were planted. It's just way too coincidental to happen right now, after Trump was caught red handed. Especially since it's well documented that the Obama administration absolutely had no problem following rules regarding these things and working with the national archives in the past. >
  
  Especially if they National Archives didn't know they were missing. >
  
  This is what’s got my eyebrow raised. >
  
  
  The chair and vice chair of the Senate intelligence committee have written to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines asking for access to the classified documents, a damage assessment by the intelligence community and a briefing on both the Biden and Trump documents, three congressional staffers said. This request is similar to how the committee requested information after the raid at Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump's resort in Florida, the staffers said.
  Sauber said Biden's lawyers immediately reached out to National Archives about the find, and the agency took control of the documents the next day.
  
  =/= >
  
  Guaranteed they are notes on the the CIA's assessment of the contents of Angela Merkel's stool. >
  
  A relative works at the Archives. RIGHT AFTER the November election, they started receiving FOIA requests from Republicans. It is a revenge tour. >
  
  It seems like the President's Aides went to check just in case if they'd miss some more. Means they were trying to be responsible and not to hide anything. >
  
  The FBI really just needs to automatically scrub the offices of every politician before they leave office.
  They either don't know what classified info is or they're hoarding it for some reason. >
  
  Yeah. I couldn’t fucking care less. The story wasn’t that Trump had classified docs, the story is that he lied and lied and lied and when you thought he was done, he lied some more. >
  
  i would just like to remind people that there is currently no evidence at all that biden had a hand in this. This is just an old office that he used to occupy. There is no indication whatsoever that these documents were taken by biden or that he instructed people to take them (unlike trump who did both) >
  
  No evidence except the whole thing where they found classified documents in two locations. 
  Both Trump and Biden should be investigated equally. 
  I think the bigger issue here is that these documents are leaving locations they shouldn’t. >
  
  
  No evidence except the whole thing where they found classified documents in two locations.
  
  This second one has absolutely no sourcing as of yet. These articles so far are as close to 'maybe' as you can get before being tabloids. 
  As for the first set of documents the person you are responding to is absolutely correct. There is no evidence Biden knew or directed someone to take the documents. His staff while VP had security clearances and could have had the documents to brief him on something and didn't return them. There is a lot of explanations that don't include him, especially since this was at an office of his.
  *this is not to say he didn't know, or he wasn't the person. This is to say it is entirely possible he didn't know. >
  
  Agreed. Why I said they both need to be investigated. 
  But maybe someone needs to check boxes and bags when people leave the building! >
  
  I would be shocked (in terms of Bidens issue) if he wasn't allowed to have documents at satellite offices.
  but yes, for a very long time we have known actual security with the White House is absolutely shit (Bush's own people were using non white house email addresses even so at least that far back) and some serious updates need done. And it needs to be done through laws that can hold even the president accountable. >
  
  I smell a setup..,., >
  
  Agreed. I normally don't like popping conspiracy theories, but how did NARA not know they were missing? It sounds like they were smuggled out. >
  
  Damn this is how the last 2 years is gonna be >
  
  You mean the last twenty >
  
  So suddenly Republicans are concerned about classified documents being found where they shouldn't be?  Let's remember that for later. >
  
  This seems oddly timed. I mean really oddly timed. >
  
  Then fucking investigate him too. If found guilty he can share a cell with Trump >
  
  So many people here talking without any clue how any of this works. >
  
  Biden was also a private citizen, and seems to have had these documents for over 6 years. In locations funded by the Chinese government. Both are terrible >
  
  Okay but when he ignores multiple subpoenas to return the documents that's when I'll start to care. >
  
  Hive deflection protocol activate! >
  
  Lolol >
  
  Cool, lock him up when he refuses to turn them over and tells a bunch of lies about it. >
  
  “But his classified documents” is about to be the only thing we hear for two years. 
  I am curious why there are classified documents outside of where they need to be. I don’t have enough information yet to form a complete opinion but this isn’t great and we need to know why there are classified documents popping up in random places that seem to have been forgotten about. >
  
  My understanding is "classified" is not a single category and different types have not just different clearances to view, but different document retention rules for how to store, where to store and how to move.
  It it possible that as VP he had clearance to retain and move them, and they got put in a box in a closet and missed when he left office.  Then when they were clearing the office(s) they came across the documents, called the proper agencies and kept them locked up until authorized agents from NARA could take possession.
  Should there be an investigation into why he still had them and how they got lost.  Sure.  I would want it to lead to better protocols for securing things like this.  There are obviously holes in the system.
  Trump's problem is different.  1) He had Compartmentalized secret documents.  Those are the ones that aren't supposed to leave safe rooms even if it's the president.  He not only took them out (open question as to how he was allowed) but rehomed them in a resort next to the pool.  2) When NARA asked he was evasive and non-compliant several times until it came down to a damn search warrant.
  I am 100% sure that if NARA contacted Trump the first time and he said "oh shit, sorry.  Sure, send a team and help me identify, and return these," none of it would have made the news.  But  he decided to yell "MINE" and gaslight and obstruct the process.
  In the end, no one should be above the law.  But it sounds for all the world like Biden's was just over looked and will probably not have a lot of legal issues.  Trump pretty well created his own problems and made what could have been a clerical correction into a massive legal fight. >
  
  While it is worrying, I'm sure it's not anything as big as Trump's files. Plus, he's handling just how I would too. >
  
  Love how this is only 51% upvoted... >
  
  I'm actually surprised it's that high. >
  
  I had to find it sorting by /controversial >
  
  It's clear this is not equivalent to the Trump story, Biden complied with the DoJ and is complying with further investigation etc. The major point with Trump was he had to be raided for them to recover the documents.
  However, this sub can't really call itself a politics sub if the only way to find this story is sorting by controversial. It's clearly major political news and constant bluewashing gives very little opportunity to engage politically. >
  
  Question, what happens when (if?) the aides performing the searches don't have the proper security clearance? Isn't there an issue with them handling the documents even if they pinky swear they didn't read them? >
  
  If they are doing a search for classified documents it’s almost guaranteed everyone has the proper security clearance. >
  
  Plus, as long as the don't open the folders, the folders say classified. Although I'm sure you're right, they have high level security clearance. >
  
  Just hold him accountable. >
  
  Identifying them and returning them is dufferent from denying their existence and not returning them. I also imagine the classification of these aren't as serious.
  And if Biden is to be held accountable for them, then Trump should be held to account as precedent. Since he currently isn't...
  Either this is an issue or it isn't. Consistency. No outrage over this is deserved from the crowd who found nothing wrong with Trump possessing the same.
  Furthermore, Biden currently has exec priv. Trump does not. >
  
  If it's like Clinton's classified documents, it was her own travel itineraries, because the travel of the Secretary of State is classified.
  It was a nothing burger. >
  
  Maybe don’t let presidents have access to physical documents and just show them a file on a tablet that deletes after being read >
  
  So the political media is really going to run with this as a thing >
  
  So who planting documents?  Let me guess a Trump supporter. >
  
  After looking >
  
  Wow that isn’t even a little okay. I want any improper storage of classified information investigated and corrected. But, at least Biden is cooperating fully and not acting a fool about it. >
  
  The bias of Reddit is so apparent. It’s okay to accept that one’s political preference did something bad and upvote it but as soon as it’s someone the vast majority the site has a dislike for, it’s front page news instantly. 
  This is the 2nd uncovering. The first one was hidden since November. What is going on? >
  
  The story explains what is going on. 
  After the first documents were discovered and turned over, an investigation began. As part of that investigation, Biden’s staff started to do an exhaustive search to see if there were any additional documents than needed to be turned over. Apparently, there were and they’ve been turned over.
  This seems like routine stuff and the system working like it is supposed to. We want people to self report errors so that the situation can be assessed and remediated. Crucifying people over honest mistakes results in them covering them up which creates even larger security risks. >
  
  The first batch of documents were found in November! Feels like the story was hidden for the midterms, not to take heat off of Trump. >
  
  Suddenly they like anonymous sources. >
  
  I know this sounds MAGA conspiracyish but come on, who really believes this isn’t planted?
  Found right before the elections in November and suddenly finding more? I call Bullshit. >
  
  Sure seems like it, too convenient. >
  
  This is a tad bit bizarre. After Trump took the documents, the archives knew immediately and requested them back. But the archives apparently didn't notice/didn't care that some docs used by Biden were gone for 6 years? Is it just that the docs weren't very important? Or is it hard to notice when docs go missing unless there's several hundred gone? >
  
  Depends what they are, Biden’s own travel itinerary as VP would be classified for instance lol. That kind of thing isn’t tracked like project based documents, or intel sources, troop movements, etc. >
  
  Leave it to Biden to fuck up a slam dunk case against trump. >
  
  Here before conservatives use this to claim Trump did nothing wrong. >
  
  I don't mean to bust your bubble but, uh, no. You're not. >
  
  Hopefully this is just me being jaded and cynical, but it's increasingly feeling like this situation could turn into the perfect off-ramp for the DOJ to avoid prosecuting Trump. >
  
  Pure whataboutism, but did Trump's aides look to see if there were any more classified documents Trump had? >
  
  Oh my someone found a misplace folder, call the national guard. >
  
  Simple. Mistakes happen, we are all human, sometimes you take your work home or to the office and it gets mishandled. Its not ideal, but its not like these documents are stuff like nuclear power numbers or militarily vital info (i mean ffs this stuff was allowed to be moved off site to the law firm of the president). These mistakes happen all the time, whats important is the remedial action taken when documents are found by the offending party. Trump knew he had classified documents and purposefully hid that knowledge from the DOJ, Biden is immediately returning it. This is such a nothing burger and i cannot fucking wait for my tax dollars to be spent on George Santos and his crew of honest liars "investigating" this very important issue. Such importance, so shiny, butter males. 
  Yknow, with the planet careening towards 6°C I sure am proud that my representative is spending his valuable political capital on such VITAL issues as this. Hopefully, he can release Hunter Biden's cock pics, nice long and uncut for the AMERICAN PEOPLE to enjoy. >
  
  Not with classified documents. The standard and expectation there is super human. Failure of that is catastrophic. >
  
  wow, you're telling me they found some docs, then started searching everywhere to make sure they got them all, and found a few more? Sounds like they're doing their job, tbh >
  
  Wow! More documents? And just when the last batch wasn’t really gaining any traction? Gee whiz, how conveniently coincidental 😳🙄🖕🏻 >
  
  This has been my suspicion as well. >
  
  My gramp gramp is younger than Biden and forgets how many beers he’s opened constantly. Way she goes. No harm in sundowning ❤️ >
  
  The guy has been in the swamp for 40 plus years this is exactly why we need term limits. >
  
  
  Biden aides have been searching for any additional classified materials that might be in other locations he used.
  
  How many classified documents has Biden misplaced? Talk about an errant disregard for our national security. >
  
  Ok, let talk about it.  His team did the audit, the reported it as soon as the documents were found and returned them.  If seems like exactly what is supposed to happen.