{"id":538225,"date":"2023-01-10T05:23:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T02:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/differences-in-the-trump-biden-classified-document-discoveries\/"},"modified":"2023-01-10T05:23:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T02:23:26","slug":"differences-in-the-trump-biden-classified-document-discoveries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/differences-in-the-trump-biden-classified-document-discoveries\/","title":{"rendered":"#Differences in the Trump, Biden classified document discoveries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25b55e582a2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/differences-in-the-trump-biden-classified-document-discoveries\/#Differences_in_the_Trump_Biden_classified_document_discoveries\" >Differences in the Trump, Biden classified document discoveries<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/differences-in-the-trump-biden-classified-document-discoveries\/#FBI_not_involved_in_retrieving_Biden_documents\" >FBI not involved in retrieving Biden documents<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/differences-in-the-trump-biden-classified-document-discoveries\/#Trump_had_more_documents_of_varying_classification_degrees\" >Trump had more documents of varying classification degrees<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/differences-in-the-trump-biden-classified-document-discoveries\/#Bidens_team_alerted_National_Archives_quickly\" >Biden\u2019s team alerted National Archives quickly<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/differences-in-the-trump-biden-classified-document-discoveries\/#Trump_as_president_had_authority_over_certain_documents\" >Trump as president had authority over certain documents<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Differences_in_the_Trump_Biden_classified_document_discoveries\"><\/span>Differences in the Trump, Biden classified document discoveries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/bidenjoe_trumpdonald_090722_split-GN_biden-trump.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The White House on Monday disclosed that lawyers for President Biden discovered what they called a \u201csmall number\u201d of classified documents in November in an office Biden had used between his time serving as vice president and president.<\/p>\n<p>The documents were turned over the next day to the National Archives, and the White House said it is cooperating with the Department of Justice (DOJ) as it conducts a review of the documents.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> quickly drew comparisons to former President Trump, who has been in hot water over his potential mishandling of classified materials upon leaving office two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>In both cases, the two men <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear to have failed to follow the Presidential Records Act, which requires presidents and vice presidents to turn over documents to the National Archives for secure storage.<\/p>\n<p>But there are key differences between the two cases, which many Biden allies swiftly pointed out while several Trump supporters openly wondered if the president would also see an FBI search of his home.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at some of the ways the Biden and Trump discoveries of classified documents differ, based on what is known so far.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FBI_not_involved_in_retrieving_Biden_documents\"><\/span>FBI not involved in retrieving Biden documents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Attorneys for Biden discovered the documents on Nov. 2, 2022, six days before the midterm elections, Richard Sauber, special counsel to Biden, said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The materials were discovered at an office in Washington that Biden had used while he served as an honorary professor for the University of Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2019.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The president\u2019s lawyers alerted the National Archives the same day of the discovery, and the agency took possession of the materials the next morning. The matter has since been referred to the Justice Department for review.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery has drawn pushback from Trump allies, who have sarcastically asked whether the FBI will be raiding Biden\u2019s properties in search of more documents. Trump himself wondered after the news about Biden broke if the FBI would search the White House.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because federal agents searched Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago estate in August to recover sensitive government materials Trump had taken with him upon leaving office. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Federal officials had tried for months to recover materials from Trump they believed were being kept at Mar-a-Lago, some of which were discovered to be in unsecured locations.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI search in August came after the National Archives last January retrieved more than 150 classified documents, The New York Times reported. Concern over how many documents Trump was holding at his property triggered the Archives to alert the Justice Department, which eventually led to the FBI search.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trump_had_more_documents_of_varying_classification_degrees\"><\/span>Trump had more documents of varying classification degrees<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One key difference between the Trump and Biden cases is the sheer number of documents involved.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Multiple news outlets reported that lawyers for Biden found about 10 classified documents in a locked closet as the university office space was being prepared to be vacated. The level of classification that applies to the documents in Biden\u2019s office is currently unknown.<\/p>\n<p>By comparison, a heavily redacted affidavit used to justify the August FBI search of Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago property showed that authorities had discovered 15 boxes in January 2022 that contained 184 classified documents, including 25 that were marked \u201ctop secret.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In total, The New York Times reported that the federal government has recovered more than 300 documents with varying levels of classified markings on them from Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago property. <\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post has reported that some of those documents describe the nuclear capability of a foreign government\u2019s military along with top-secret U.S. operations shared with only a select few government officials.<\/p>\n<p>Sources told CBS News the documents found in Biden\u2019s office did not contain nuclear secrets.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bidens_team_alerted_National_Archives_quickly\"><\/span>Biden\u2019s team alerted National Archives quickly<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While the White House did not alert the public about the classified document discovery until it was reported on by CBS News on Monday, the president\u2019s attorneys were quick to inform the National Archives about the situation.<\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s lawyers alerted the National Archives about the documents the same day they were discovered, Sauber said.<\/p>\n<p>The agency took possession of the materials the next morning. The matter has since been referred to the Justice Department for review.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHope context breaks through in coverage. Looks quite different from Trump situation,\u201d Ben LaBolt, a former White House press aide, tweeted, calling the quick notification to the National Archives a \u201ckey point.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Trump, by comparison, has been insistent that he tried to work with the National Archives and that he was forthcoming about the documents he\u2019d taken with him. But affidavits outlining the justification for last August\u2019s FBI search made clear that was not always the case.<\/p>\n<p>The redacted affidavit showed how federal officials spent months trying to get the sensitive materials back from Mar-a-Lago without success, prompting high-ranking DOJ officials to sign off on the FBI search.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times reported that the National Archives had spent much of 2021 trying to get sensitive materials back from Trump. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trump_as_president_had_authority_over_certain_documents\"><\/span>Trump as president had authority over certain documents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Trump\u2019s defenders have leaned heavily on the argument that the former president had the power to declassify classified documents and therefore must have done so with the materials he took with him from the White House.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Some Trump allies have talked about a so-called standing order by Trump to declassify documents, though Trump\u2019s own attorneys have been unable to provide proof of any such order.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump himself at one point claimed presidents don\u2019t have to go through a formal process to declassify sensitive documents and can do so \u201ceven by thinking about it.\u201d While that isn\u2019t the case, a president\u2019s ability to declassify documents has been a central talking point to push back on Trump\u2019s potential legal exposure.<\/p>\n<p>The documents discovered in November by Biden\u2019s team, meanwhile, stem from his time as vice president, a position that does not have the power to declassify documents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnlike President Trump, then-VP Joe Biden wasn\u2019t the President when he took classified records with him when he left office,\u201d tweeted Mike Davis, a conservative legal activist and former GOP Senate aide. \u201cPresidents have the constitutional and statutory power to declassify and take records when they leave office. 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