Five Key People in the Biden Classified Docs Scandal

TSince then, it has been three months classified documents These were discovered by President Joe BidenThe revelation reveals that a home and private office was built by’s owner, with it putting under-the-radar people in the national spotlight.

Both Republicans and Democrats condemn the incident and ask for visitor logs, records of the document’s content, and other information from those who were involved or had access.

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These are the five people heads are turning towards as the controversy continues:

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Ian Sams is the White House spokesperson

Ian Sams, White House spokesperson, is the first line defense in the administration’s response. To diffuse the situation and defend President Obama, Sams is calling the press and making television appearances.

As the criticism continues to mount, he as White House press secretary Karinejean-Pierre are working overtime in order to put out flames.

Sams began his work as a spokesperson in 2020. worked As national press secretary for Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. Later, he joined the Biden Harris administration to be a spokesperson on the Department of Health and Human Services’s response.

Richard Sauber is special counsel to President

Richard Sauber is the president’s special counsel. The country became aware of his involvement with classified documents handling.

Sauber claimed that using his security clearance, Sauber was able to confirm that he had been authorized to enter the premises. helped facilitate The DOJ transferred the third batch classified documents after they were found at Biden’s Wilmington home on January 12. The other two batches were found at the Penn Biden Center in November 2022 and at the Delaware home in December 2022.

Sauber stated that he acts as counsel for the president but all questions will now need to be directed towards U.S. Attorney Robert Hur who was appointed special counsel by the DOJ to review the documents. Given the GOP’s victory in Congress, Sauber was expected help with the GOP-led investigation. However, he is likely to change gears after attaching himself to the classified document controversy.

Bob Bauer, Biden’s personal attorney

Bob Bauer is helping Sauber with legal issues surrounding the documents. Biden’s personal attorney has given several statements over the past 2 weeks. These statements clarify the details of what happened during the search at Biden’s Delaware residence, where many documents have been discovered.

Bauer previously served as White House adviser to the Obama administration. Biden recently brought him to the documents case.

He was in charge of the document searches up to Jan. 20, but unlike Sauber, he has no security clearance. This has led to some confusion. heavy criticism from Republicans Congress. Jean-Pierre and Sam Bauer have echoed Bauer’s comments regarding the timeline for discovery. Bauer stated that there was a delay in the public’s knowledge of the documents’ existence. “necessary to protect the investigation’s integrity.”

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Stuart Delery White House counsel

Although Stuart Delery is not as well-known as Bauer or Sauber, he will play an important role in responding to Republicans that aren’t backing down from demanding more information.

Delery serves as a White House counsel overseeing legal operations and has been in recent communication with Rep. James Comer (R-KY), who has been requesting visitor logs from the Delaware residence — something the White House has said it does not possess.

In a letter to DeleryComer rejected Biden’s comments on documents found in the former home of President Donald Trump.

“President Biden spoke candidly regarding his assessment of former President Trump’s handling of presidential records,” Comer wrote. “The Committee is concerned that President Biden has compromised sources and methods with his own mishandling of classified documents.”

Comer also requested a list of classified documents as well as the names and security clearances for all aides involved in searching for these documents. The deadline was Jan. 27, 2007. Delery said that he would do his best to work in Monday’s reply. “good faith” We will accommodate your requests.

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Robert Hur, DOJ Special Counsel

Attorney General Merrick Garland brought Robert Hur on board to be the special counsel of the DOJ during its investigation into the Biden classified document case. Hur, an experienced member of the department, worked previously across the aisle for Trump’s Deputy AttorneyGeneral Rod Rosenstein and is now the FBI Director Christopher Wray.

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Hur is a mirror of Jack Smith, the special counsel Garland appointed to handle Trump’s documents case. Trump appointed Hur as the U.S. Attorney for Maryland in 2017, something that the state’s Democratic U.S. Senators appreciated.

Some conservatives are concerned about Hur’s connections to Wray, and Rosenstein, who led the investigation into Trump’s ties with Russia.