The Department of Justice is reviewing potentially classified documents found in a Penn Biden Center office space, the White House said.
The National Archives did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday. A message seeking comment from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago wasn't immediately returned Monday.The Justice Department for months has been investigating the retention of roughly 300 documents that were marked as classified and were recovered from the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump.
FBI agents in August served a search warrant at the Mar-a-Lago property, removing 15 boxes of records. That investigation is being led by special counsel Jack Smith. Prosecutors have interviewed an array of Trump associates and have been using a grand jury to hear evidence. It is not clear when a decision when will be made on whether Trump, or anyone else, should be charged.
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