Topline: The inquiry into President Joe Biden’s management of classified documents has concluded, with Attorney General Merrick Garland receiving the report from Special Counsel Robert Hur, who found no inappropriate conduct during the investigation.
Key Facts:
- Special Counsel Robert Hur oversaw the investigation into the discovery of classified documents at President Biden’s Delaware home and his office at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C.
- Attorney General Garland confirmed that Hur submitted the report on Monday and stated that no inappropriate conduct was observed during the inquiry.
- Garland expressed his commitment to making the report public, along with its appendices and a letter from counsel, once the White House’s privilege review is finalized.
- The White House spokesperson, Ian Sams, reported that the privilege review is expected to conclude by the end of the week.
Key Background:
- In November, The Wall Street Journal anticipated that the report would be critical of how Biden and his aides handled classified material, although criminal charges against the president and his aides were considered unlikely.
- The Department of Justice initiated the investigation in November 2022 when classified materials were found in Biden’s office, leading to the appointment of Robert Hur as Special Counsel in January 2023.
- The House Judiciary Committee’s Republican members launched their own investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents, questioning the comparison between this case and the probe into former President Donald Trump. The Republicans raised concerns about the handling of the investigation, despite Biden’s team promptly surrendering classified documents, unlike Trump’