(Washington) The special prosecutor responsible for investigating accusations of mismanagement of classified documents by Joe Biden has completed his investigation, the attorney general declared to Congress on Wednesday, without specifying the conclusion.
This announcement comes the day after an article published in the Washington Post according to which the investigation report criticizes the management of these documents by Joe Biden and his collaborators, but does not recommend prosecution.
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United States Attorney General Merrick Garland
In a letter addressed to members of Congress and consulted by AFP on Wednesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland indicated that special prosecutor Robert Hur had given him his report on Monday.
“I am committed to making public as much of the special counsel’s report as possible,” Garland said, adding that the White House was still reviewing the report.
Mr. Hur was named by the prosecutor last year after classified documents dating from Joe Biden’s time as vice president were found in 2022 at his residence in Wilmington, Delaware, as well as in a old office.
A great favorite of the right, former President Donald Trump, Joe Biden’s likely opponent in the November presidential election, is the target of criminal proceedings for negligent management of confidential documents.
Mr. Trump, 77, has pleaded not guilty. He was indicted federally by another special prosecutor, Jack Smith, and is accused of endangering national security by keeping nuclear documents, among other things, after leaving the White House.
As for Joe Biden, the White House pleaded “error” and spoke of documents taken “inadvertently”.
According to Washington Post, there are notable differences between the two surveys. According to the daily, the number of documents involved in the Biden case is less than 20 and around 300 in the case of Mr. Trump.