Headline Roundup February 16, 2023
FBI Searched University of Delaware in Biden Classified Docs Probe
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The FBI reportedly conducted two searches at the University of Delaware in recent weeks as part of its probe of President Joe Biden’s improper storing of classified documents.
The Details: According to multiple reports citing anonymous sources, investigators are not thought to have found any classified documents at the university, but recovered some documents that are currently under review. Biden approved of and cooperated with the search. The FBI reportedly looked through two sets of documents during the searches, including some from Biden's time in the Senate.
For Context: The searches are the latest step in the federal investigation of the president's mishandling of classified documents, which the Department of Justice (DOJ) appointed a special counsel to probe. A trove of classified materials was discovered at Biden's Delaware home, and at his think tank in Washington, D.C. Former President Donald Trump is also being investigated for improperly storing classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate, and his vice president Mike Pence was also found to have classified documents at his Indiana home.
How the Media Covered It: Sources across the spectrum covered CNN's report, with some right-rated outlets highlighting it more prominently than left- and center-rated sources did.
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The FBI has conducted two searches at the University of Delaware in connection with the investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN.
The previously undisclosed searches were conducted in recent weeks, with the consent and cooperation of the president’s legal team, the source said.
The library at the University of Delaware, Biden’s alma mater, is home to an extensive collection of papers from the president’s time in the Senate, according to its website.
Investigators retrieved materials from two university locations on...
The FBI searched the University of Delaware twice in recent weeks as part of its investigation into President Biden’s handling of classified documents, according to a new CNN report.
The searches were reportedly conducted on two different days and with the Biden’s team’s cooperation — and the materials retrieved did not appear to have classified markings, CNN reported, citing an anonymous source.
Documents with classified markings were found in a handful of prior discoveries at Biden’s Wilmington, Del., home and in a Washington, D.C., office he’d previously used, dating from his...
MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images
The FBI conducted two searches of the University of Delaware as part of the investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, according to a new report.
A source told CNN the searches were conducted in recent weeks with the cooperation of Biden’s legal team. Materials taken in the searches did not appear to have classified markings, but they are now under review by the FBI, the source added.
The University of Delaware and FBI deferred comment to the Justice Department (DOJ). The Daily Wire reached out to the DOJ for comment. Neither Biden’s attorneys...
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