The former secretary of defense for President Barack Obama torched the mishandling of classified documents, amid investigations into both Biden and Trump.
Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed former U.S. Attorney Robert Hur as a special counsel to investigate the documents with classified markings found at President Biden’s home in Wilmington and at an office in Washington.
Amid worry that more documents could be lying around at more former president's homes, Obama and former President Bill Clinton both said they turned over all classified materials to the National Archives at the end of their presidenciesRussia-Ukraine war"A lot of this could’ve been done sooner," Gates said."And, you know, they’re talking about it potentially being six months, a year, or more before the Abrams tanks get there.
Gates has disapproved of several of Biden's decisions over the years, joining CBS News’"60 Minutes" in October 2021 to share his discomfort with the way the president handled the withdrawal from Afghanistan."It was really tough for a few days there, I actually wasn’t feeling very well," Gates stated."And I realized it was because of what was happening in Kabul.
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