Oh, real nice, Joe

Several classified documents from President Joe Biden’s time as vice president were discovered last fall in a private office, Biden’s attorneys acknowledged Monday.

Attorney General Merrick Garland has asked the US attorney in Chicago to investigate the matter, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN, and congressional Republicans are also taking notice.

Biden’s lawyers say they found the government materials in November while closing out a Washington, DC-based office – the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement – that Biden used as part of his relationship with the University of Pennsylvania, where he was an honorary professor from 2017 to 2019.

Fewer than a dozen classified documents were found at Biden’s office, another source told CNN. It is unclear what the documents pertain to or why they were taken to Biden’s private office.

[...]

The classified materials included some top-secret files with the “sensitive compartmented information” designation, also known as SCI, which is used for highly sensitive information obtained from intelligence sources.

[...]

In November, NARA sent a referral to the Justice Department to look into the matter, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN.

The US attorney in Chicago, John Lausch Jr., is investigating. Lausch was one of the rare Trump-era holdovers who wasn’t asked to resign after Biden’s inauguration. He was appointed by Trump in 2017 and unanimously confirmed by the Senate.

[...]

The discovery of the materials come as special counsel Jack Smith is investigating former President Donald Trump for potentially mishandling classified records at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Federal investigators have recovered at least 325 classified documents from Trump as part of their inquiry.

  CNN

Yeah, I don't think the count is the fucking problem.

Jesus Tapdancing Christ.

“President Biden has been very critical of President Trump mistakenly taking classified documents to the residence or wherever and now it seems he may have done the same,” said GOP Rep.

[...]

Biden was critical of Trump when he saw the photograph taken by the FBI that showed an array of documents found on Trump’s property last summer.

“How that could possibly happen? How one – anyone could be that irresponsible?” Biden said. “And I thought what data was in there that may compromise sources and methods? By that I mean names of people who helped or, et cetera. … totally irresponsible.”

[...]

James Comer of Kentucky, who is set to become the House Oversight Chairman. “How ironic.”

How ironic, indeed. If those documents in Biden's office weren't planted by Trump people, he's got a fucking lot of explaining to do. And for the love of Pete, he should not be trying to run for office in 2024.

Ever since the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago in August – a search that uncovered dozens of additional classified files – Trump has promoted wild and unfounded allegations about his predecessors’ supposed mishandling of government records.

[...]

The news about classified records turning up at Biden’s private office is sure to provide new fodder to Trump, who has already announced his 2024 presidential bid.

Well, no shit.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE:

Exactly.  And that was the one case that was most likely, because it was the easiest to prove.  Trump will skate again.  Fuck you, Joe Biden.

UPDATE:

They were already planning to.  And now they'll have an actual reason.

As far as I'm concerned, though, Kamala Harris would make just as good a president as Joe, and she doesn't have all the personal character flaws.

UPDATE:

"Some" top secret.  Just say it, CNN.  Ten top secret.

Except for the last one, those are all good points.  But that doesn't change the fact that prosecuting Trump for the one easily provable crime is now going to be highly unlikely.

As for the last point, how the hell do you not know that you have classified documents?  Did he tell someone to give them back to NARA and they didn't do it?  I'm not buying it.  Whatever happened, my previous point stands.

“People know I take classified documents, classified information seriously. When my lawyers were clearing out my office at the University of Pennsylvania … they found some documents in a box in a locked cabinet, or at least a closet. And as soon as they did, they realized there were several classified documents in that box and they did what they should have done,” Biden said.

  The Hill

"Or at least a closet."

UPDATE:  There are more!  At a "separate" location.