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A special counsel will probe government documents at Biden's home and private office

Robert Hur is authorized to probe "possible unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or other records."
A special counsel will oversee an investigation into classified documents that were found at President Biden's home and an office he used before being elected president.
Updated January 12, 2023 at 2:13 PM ET

Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to investigate how classified documents came to be located at President Biden's Delaware residence and a think tank office in Washington he used for about three years.

to conduct the high-profile inquiry after the White House confirmed that Biden's private attorneys found "a small number" of materials with classified

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