“When it comes to the documents and this ongoing legal matter, I refer you to the White House counsel’s office,” Jean-Pierre said.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration kept silent Tuesday about whether the president would approve a search of his Senate records at the University of Delaware after even more classified documents were found Friday at his Wilmington home.
Monday after the FBI’s Friday hunt through Biden’s home turned up sensitive items dating to his Senate years in addition to even more records from his vice presidency. The Post asked Jean-Pierre at her regular briefing for a response for Cruz’s call to pore over the roughly 1,850 boxes of Biden’s Senate papers and 415 gigabytes of electronic files that Biden gifted in 2012 to his undergraduate alma mater. “When it comes to the documents and this ongoing legal matter, I refer you to the White House counsel’s office,” Jean-Pierre replied. The press secretary used variants of the same answer to deflect may other journalists’ questions about the documents controversy, including a question about whether the White House has any objection to sharing Secret Service records of Biden’s Wilmington visitors with the House Oversight Committee. The White House wouldn’t say whether the president would approve a search of his Senate records at the University of Delaware.The Post also repeated a request by other journalists for the White House to make available an official who could answer questions about the scandal from the briefing-room podium.Sept. 18, 2022 – Biden calls Trump “totally irresponsible” for storing top-secret documents at Mar-a-Lago Nov. 2, 2022 – Biden’s attorneys find classified documents stashed at the Penn Biden Center in Washington Nov. 4, 2022 — The National Archives contacts the Justice Department, saying the documents have been found and secured in an Archives facility Nov. 8, 2022 — Democrats perform better than expected in the midterm elections, losing a net of just nine seats in the House of Representatives and gaining a seat in the Senate Nov. 9, 2022 — The FBI begins an “assessment” of whether the classified material was mishandled in violation of federal law Nov. 14, 2022 — Garland assigns Chicago US Attorney John Lausch to lead an initial investigation to determine whether Garland should appoint a special counselDec. 20, 2022 — Biden’s personal attorney tells Lausch more classified documents have been found in the garage of Biden’s Wilmington, Del. homeJan. 9, 2023 – The public is first told of the mishandled Biden documentsJan. 11, 2023 — Classified documents reported found at second location Morning of Jan. 12, 2023 — Biden attorney tells Lausch one additional classified document found at the Wilmington homeAfternoon of Jan. 12, 2023 – Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden documentsA spokesman for the White House counsel’s office, Ian Sams, declined to specifically comment on the University of Delaware files. In an email, he pointed The Post to a general answer he gave during a press call Monday, in which he said, “we are fully cooperating with DOJ, working with them throughout their investigative steps here and coordinating with them on any needs going forward. So, in terms of the searches, potential searches, things like that, I’m not going to get ahead of any decisions that are made. But, you know, we’re fully cooperating with DOJ.”The University of Delaware’s press office didn’t immediately respond to The Post’s questions about whether Biden’s files there have been reviewed for classified documents and whether the university has anyone on staff with relevant security clearances.
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