· The FBI conducted a search of US President’s beach house as part of its investigation
· No documents with classified markings were found.
· Experts termed it as a ‘political headache’ for Biden.
A planned search of the US President Joe Biden’s Delaware beach house was conducted by the FBI conducted as part of its investigation into the potential mishandling of classified documents. The U.S. Justice Department did not find documents with classified markings during a three-and-a-half-hour search of the President’s beach house in Rehoboth, Delaware but did take some materials for further review, Biden’s attorney said.
The search appeared to represent an expansion of the probe into Biden’s handling of classified documents. Materials were previously found at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, and at a Washington office he used during the time between his service as vice president under Barack Obama and his presidential election. Biden’s personal attorney, Bob Bauer, said in a statement that the search took place from 8:30 a.m. to noon in “coordination and cooperation with the president’s attorneys” and had been planned.
Though no documents with classified markings were found, the DOJ took for further review some materials and handwritten notes that appear to relate to his time as Vice President.
The issue has created a political headache for Biden, who is expected to announce a re-election campaign in the coming weeks or months. It has stripped him and fellow Democrats of a political weapon to use against former President Donald Trump, who also had classified documents found at his home.
Trump said on social media, without providing evidence, that he declassified the records, though his attorneys have declined to repeat that assertion in court filings. He has launched his own re-election campaign and could face Biden in the 2024 general election.
