President Joe Biden spent two days voluntarily talking with investigators about his handling of classified documents while out of office.
“The voluntary interview was conducted at the White House over two days, Sunday and Monday, and concluded Monday,” White House spokesman Ian Sams said in a statement provided to ABC News. “As we have said from the beginning, the President and the White House are cooperating with this investigation, and as it has been appropriate, we have provided relevant updates publicly, being as transparent as we can consistent with protecting and preserving the integrity of the investigation.”
Classified documents previously turned up in Biden’s possession. Between November 2022 and January 2023, Biden’s attorneys found classified documents at his former office and his Delaware home. Biden then voluntarily allowed federal authorities to search his properties for additional materials.
Classified documents were discovered at the Carmel, Indiana, home of former Vice President Mike Pence in January. The FBI later conducted a five-hour voluntary search of Pence’s home and found another classified document. In June, the U.S. Department of Justice closed its investigation into the matter without bringing charges.
In June, former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 counts that allege he kept sensitive military documents, shared them with people who didn’t have security clearance, and tried to thwart the government’s efforts to get them back. In August, Trump’s attorneys entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf to additional charges in the documents case. Charges in a superseding indictment allege Trump attempted to delete surveillance video at his Mar-A-Lago home in Florida.
