Republicans want to know if Hunter Biden lived at his Wilmington home where classified documents were found while doing business with US “opponents”: GOP says his driver’s license matches address where second batch found would
Home Oversight Republicans are demanding to know if Hunter Biden was living at President Biden’s Wilmington home and conducting “international business deals” while there were classified files in the garage.
Oversight Chairman’s Representative James Comer noted that documents on file with his committee show the same address where the documents were found was listed on Hunter Biden’s driver’s license as recently as 2018.
“The Committee is concerned that President Biden kept classified documents in the same place where his son resided while conducting international business with opponents of the United States,” Comer wrote in a letter to White House Counsel Stuart Delery.
Comer asked for information on all classified documents retrieved by Biden aides at each location, as well as full lists of everyone who had searched for documents and locations that had been searched. He also asked for all communications between the White House and the Justice Department and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
On Thursday, the White House confirmed that a second trove of classified documents had been found at the President’s private residence in Wilmington, Delaware.
“The Committee is concerned that President Biden kept classified documents in the same place where his son resided while conducting international business with opponents of the United States,” Rep. James Comer wrote in a letter to White House Counsel Stuart Delery
Comer pointed out that documents available to his committee show the same address where the documents were found was listed on Hunter Biden’s driver’s license as recently as 2018
Biden previously admitted the documents were in his garage and made no allegations of foul play.
“So the documents were in a locked garage?” Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked the president earlier.
“Yes, along with my corvette,” he replied.
President Biden’s attorneys conducted searches of his Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach homes after it was revealed this week that classified documents from the Obama White House were leaked on March 2.
Democrats have largely avoided direct criticism of Biden’s documents. Rep. Adam Schiff, former Intel chairman, said that anytime classified documents are found where they shouldn’t be is cause for “concern.”
Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters Thursday, “I have complete confidence and appreciation in President Biden.”
“I believe he is doing everything possible to take the appropriate steps to determine what happened and how to move forward in a responsible manner,” Jeffries continued. “And I am confident that he will continue to do so.”
The White House said the first find of documents was found days before the midterm elections when they were clearing the offices and immediately turned over to the National Archives.
Biden said he was “surprised” to learn about the initial documents and didn’t know what they contained.
“I was informed of this discovery and was surprised to learn that there were any government documents that were brought there to that office,” Biden added. “But I don’t know what the documents say. My lawyers have not suggested that I ask what the documents are.”