GOP Seeks Visitor Logs For Biden's Residence Where Docs Were Found
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Top Republicans are seeking records of who visited President Biden’s house in Delaware, where classified documents were discovered. The White House says such logs do not exist.
For Context: Earlier this month, reports revealed that Biden’s lawyers discovered classified documents inside the locked closet of an office formerly used by Biden. Not long after, reports revealed that additional documents were discovered inside Biden’s Delaware residence. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday the appointment of a special counsel to investigate potential mishandling of documents and potential security breaches.
Key Quotes: Rep. James Comer (R-KY), chairman of the House of Representatives Oversight Committee, told Fox News, “President Biden promised to have the most transparent administration in history but he refuses to be transparent when it matters most,” adding, “the American people deserve transparency, not secrecy. We will continue to press the Biden Administration for answers.” A statement from Biden’s special counsel said that “like every President across decades of modern history, his personal residence is personal,” adding, “upon taking office, President Biden restored the norm and tradition of keeping White House visitors logs, including publishing them regularly, after the previous administration ended them.”
How The Media Covered It: The dispute over visitation records is being covered across the spectrum as the latest development in the largest story in national politics this month. Reuters noted that democrats have unsuccessfully sought records regarding visitors to Trump’s Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago, where classified documents were found during a raid by the FBI in August.
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From the Left
White House Says It Does Not Keep Visitor Logs at Biden’s Delaware Home
White House officials said on Monday that there are no visitor logs that keep track of who comes and goes from President Biden’s personal residence in Wilmington, Del., where six classified documents were discovered in recent days.
A top House Republican demanded on Sunday that the White House turn over visitor logs for Mr. Biden’s home, citing what he called the “serious national security implications” of the fact that the documents may have been accessible to people without security clearances.
“It is troubling that classified documents have been improperly stored...
From the Right
Comer will 'continue to press' for info on Biden docs scandal after White House says no visitor logs in DE
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer is vowing to keep pressing the Biden administration for answers on classified documents found in unsecured locations after the White House confirmed there are no visitor logs for President Biden's home in Wilmington, Delaware.
"President Biden promised to have the most transparent administration in history but he refuses to be transparent when it matters most," Comer told Fox News Digital exclusively Monday following a statement from the White House Counsel's office that there are no visitor logs for the home in Wilmington, Delaware.
"The...
From the Center
White House, Secret Service say no visitor logs for Biden's Delaware home
No visitor logs exist for President Joe Biden's home in Wilmington, Delaware, where classified documents from his vice presidential days were found, as it is a private residence, the White House Counsel and Secret Service said on Monday.
"Like every President across decades of modern history, his personal residence is personal," the White House Counsel's office said in a statement.
The Secret Service, which is tasked with protecting current and past presidents and their families, does not "independently maintain our own visitor logs because it’s a private residence," agency spokesman...
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