CLASSIFIED DOCS

FBI searches Biden’s house in Delaware

REUTERS, Washington

The US Justice Department was searching President Joe Biden’s second home yesterday, a beach house in Rehoboth, Delaware, as part of its investigation into improper storage of classified materials from his time as vice president.

Biden’s personal attorney, Bob Bauer, said in a statement that the search was planned and conducted with the president’s “full support and cooperation.”

The search by FBI agents appears to represent an expansion of the probe into Biden’s handling of classified documents. Materials were earlier found at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, and an office he used during the time between his service as vice president under Barack Obama and his presidential election.

The issue has created a political headache for Biden, who is expected to announce a re-election campaign in the coming weeks or months. It has stripped him and fellow Democrats of a weapon against former President Donald Trump, who also had classified documents found at his home.