Special counsel to probe Biden’s handling of classified documents

Reuters :
President Joe Biden’s own administration named a special counsel to probe the improper storage of classified documents at his home and a former office on Thursday, an echo of a wider-ranging inquiry directed at his main political rival, Donald Trump.
The inquiry is a distraction for a Democratic president who has criticized his Republican predecessor’s handling of classified material, and could cast a shadow over Biden as the two gear up for a possible 2024 election rematch.
US Attorney General Merrick Garland said Robert Hur, who served as the top federal prosecutor in Maryland under Trump, will act as a quasi-independent prosecutor to determine whether classified records from Biden’s time as vice president had been
improperly stored at his residence in Delaware and a think tank in Washington. Garland said Hur will examine “whether any person or entity violated the law.”
The White House said some material was found in a locked garage at Biden’s home and an adjacent room, and pledged to cooperate.
“We are confident that a thorough review will show that these documents were inadvertently misplaced,” White House lawyer Richard Sauber said in a statement.
Asked by a reporter on Thursday about the wisdom of storing important material next to his Corvette, the self-declared ‘car guy’ president said both were in a locked garage. “People know I take classified documents and classified material seriously,” he added.