The US attorney general named an independent prosecutor Thursday to investigate President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, after a furor over secret papers found at his former office exploded with the discovery of a second batch.
The new find — like the original, from Biden’s time as vice president — was uncovered in the garage of his home in Wilmington, Delaware, where he often spends weekends, the White House said.
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that Robert Hur, an appointee of Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump, would be empowered to examine whether the cache violated any law.
“Under the regulations, the extraordinary circumstances here require the appointment of a special counsel,” Garland, who runs the Justice Department, said
