There are key differences between Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s mishandling of classified documents, but Republicans insist it's proof of a double standard. Here's what we know
residence, former president Trump and his allies questioned why President Biden’s homes haven’t been raided by the FBI and said it’s proof of a double standard for conservatives. Here, what we know so far.The classified materials were found in Biden’s office at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington on November 2, days before the midterms.
Richard Sauber, special counsel to the president, confirmed that the documents were found on November 2 and said the White House counsel’s office notified the National Archives on the same day. The next day, the documents were turned over to the National Archives, which then notified the Justice Department.
• So far, it seems Biden had fewer than a dozen classified documents, while more than 300 classified materials were removed from Mar-a-Lago.
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