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Biden won’t call for redactions in special counsel report on classified documents handling.
View Date:2024-12-24 00:17:50
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will not seek any redactions in a report by the Justice Department special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents, the White House said Thursday, clearing the way for its release.
White House Counsel’s office spokesman Ian Sams said the White House had notified the Justice Department that it had completed a review of the report Thursday morning. “In keeping with his commitment to cooperation and transparency throughout this investigation, the president declined to assert privilege over any portion of the report,” he said.
By the afternoon, the report was sent to Congress, another hurdle before it would be publicly released, according to a person familiar with the report who was not authorized to speak publicly about the details of the report and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
It may still include some redactions by the Justice Department of any classified information.
The yearlong investigation centered on the improper retention of classified documents by Biden from his time as a senator and as vice president. Sensitive records were found in 2022 and 2023 at his Delaware home and at a private office that he used between his service in the Obama administration and becoming president.
The investigation came amid a wider Justice Department probe that has led to charges against former President Donald Trump, who is accused of unlawfully retaining highly classified documents after he left office and refusing to hand them over to federal officials when demanded.
The White House review for potential executive privilege concerns was the final hurdle before the Biden report would be released. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a letter to Congress Wednesday that he was committed to disclosing as much of the document as possible once the White House review was complete.
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