Coverage dated January 11, 2023 to January 12, 2023

Garland opens probe of Biden files

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel Thursday to investigate how classified documents had ended up in President Joe Biden's private office and home, opening a new legal threat to the White House and providing ammunition to its Republican opponents.

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  1. Valdosta Daily Times

    Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden docs (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, and at an

  2. Tucson

    AG Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden docs (opens Tucson)

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    Documents with classified markings from President Joe Biden's time as vice president were found at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, the White House said.

  3. Breitbart News

    Graham Calls for Special Counsel to Probe Biden's Handling of Classified Documents (opens Breitbart News)

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    Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Wednesday on Fox News Channel's "The Story" that Attorney General Merrick Garland should appoint a special counsel to review President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents after another set was found Wednesday at an old office. | Clips

  4. WMUR

    Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden documents (opens WMUR)

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    Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Joe Biden's home in Wilmington, Delaware, and at an office in Washington.

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    Special Counsel Named to Probe Classified Records Found at Biden's Private Home and Office (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Special counsels have been named by Attorney General Merrick Garland investigate classified records found at homes of President Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

  6. ABC 12 Flint

    Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden's classified documents (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to take over the investigation into President Joe Biden's potential mishandling of classified documents.

  7. Insider

    Merrick Garland appoints special counsel to probe Biden's mishandling of classified documents (opens Insider)

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    Garland appointed former US attorney Robert K. Hurr, a long-time DOJ veteran, as special counsel to investigate the matter.

  8. East Idaho News

    Attorney General Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden classified docs (opens East Idaho News)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified marking found at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, and at an office in Washington.

  9. The Washington Free Beacon

    Garland Appoints Special Prosecutor to Investigate Classified Biden Docs (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to oversee the investigation into classified records found at President Joe Biden’s personal office and home in Delaware. Garland appointed Robert Hur, a former U.S. attorney for Maryland, to serve as the special prosecutor.

  10. Fox News

    Pressure builds on Garland to appoint special counsel after second batch of classified Biden documents found (opens Fox News)

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    A series of Republicans joined calls Wednesday for the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to investigate President Biden's handling of classified documents.

  11. Forbes

    AG Garland Appoints Special Counsel To Investigate Biden’s Handling Of Classified Documents (opens Forbes)

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    A second batch of classified documents were located inside Biden’s garage, next to his Corvette, in Delaware.

  12. KTVZ Bend

    Garland appoints special counsel to take over Biden classified documents investigation (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    CNN By Kevin Liptak, Evan Perez, Phil Mattingly and Marshall Cohen, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to take over the investigation into the classified documents found at President Joe Biden’s home and former private office.

  13. The Federalist

    We Need A Special Counsel On Biden's Classified Docs, Pronto (opens The Federalist)

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    Precedent and transparency demand that Attorney General Merrick Garland name a special counsel to investigate Joe Biden.

  14. Florida Phoenix

    U.S. attorney general names special counsel for classified docs found in Biden’s garage (opens Florida Phoenix)

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    WASHINGTON — The White House revealed Thursday morning that more classified documents from President Joe Biden’s time as vice president were discovered outside of secure government facilities, this time in the garage at his Wilmington, Delaware home. The files have since been turned over to the U.S.

  15. KRDO

    Former US attorney named special counsel in Biden document probe (opens KRDO)

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    The special counsel is Robert Hur, who was nominated to be US attorney in Maryland by then-President Donald Trump in 2017 and he served in the role until his resignation in 2021. He had most recently been working in private practice in Washington, DC.

  16. NBC Los Angeles

    AG Garland Appoints Special Counsel to Probe Handling of Classified Docs by Biden (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, and at an office in Washington

  17. FOX 4 Dallas

    Classified documents found at Biden's home; Garland appoints special counsel (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    The appointment of yet another special counsel to investigate the handling of classified documents is a remarkable turn of events.

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  19. Independent Journal Review

    Garland Appoints Special Counsel to Investigate Biden's Handling of Classified Documents (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    "I have today notified the designated members of each house of Congress of the appointment."

  20. Tucson

    Attorney General Merrick Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden docs (opens Tucson)

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    Earlier today, Biden acknowledged that a document with classified markings from his time as vice president was found in his “personal library” at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, along with other documents found in his garage.

  21. Breitbart News

    Merrick Garland Assigns Special Counsel to Investigate Biden Documents (opens Breitbart News)

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    Attorney General Merrick Garland announced his decision Thursday to appoint a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden.

  22. NBC News

    Garland announces special counsel for Biden classified documents investigation (opens NBC News)

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    Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that Robert Hur will serve as a special counsel for the investigation into the handling of classified documents found in a former office of President Biden and his Wilmington, Del., home.

  23. France 24

    Justice officials to investigate Biden's handling of classified documents (opens France 24)

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    Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware,…

  24. Fox News

    AG Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden classified documents (opens Fox News)

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    Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to investigate President Biden's handling of classified documents Thursday after documents were found at Biden's home.

  25. Southern Minnesota

    Special counsel appointed to investigate Biden docs (opens Southern Minnesota)

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    WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware,

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