House Oversight asks whether White House suppressed public statement on Biden classified documents

Chairperson of the House Oversight Committee James Comer (Roma-OK) Pressed on the White House The Tuesday debate was about whether the aides pressured them. National Archives and Records Administration To remain silent about the mishandling of classified documents by President Joe Biden.

Comer was curious as to why the draft statement that archives officials had written didn’t become public after the breaking news of Biden’s discovery of classified information in his home. The agency did release a public statement shortly thereafter.

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“The Committee is concerned about President Biden’s lack of transparency given the serious national security implications of his conduct,” Comer wrote.

Comer shared excerpts of a January interview that his committee conducted with National Archives’ top lawyer in his weekly letter to Jeff Zients (White House Chief of Staff), this week.

Gary Stern, a lawyer, explained to the com