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Attorney General Garland names special counsel to review classified documents found at Biden’s office, home

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday named a special counsel to investigate the unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents that were discovered at President Joe Biden’s office and home. Garland tapped former U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert Hur to conduct the investigation and examine whether “any person or entity violated the law in ...
President Joe Biden takes questions from reporters on classified documents as he delivers remarks on the economy and inflation in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Jan. 12, 2023, in Washington, D.C..

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday named a special counsel to investigate the unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents that were discovered at President Joe Biden’s office and home.

Garland tapped former U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert Hur to conduct the investigation and examine whether “any person or entity violated the law in connection with this matter.” Hur was appointed to that position by former President Donald

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