By Carol E. Lee and Ken Dilanian -
NBC News
Aides to President Joe Biden have discovered at least one new batch of classified documents in a different location than the former Washington DC office he used after leaving the White House in 2017 (where he was vice president to Barack Obama), a source familiar with the law said. with the issue to NBC News.
The new finding comes days after the White House admitted that Biden's lawyers had found a "small amount" of classified Obama Administration documents in a locked closet as they were preparing to vacate the offices of the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy. and Global Engagement, in the capital.
Biden was already facing scrutiny over the discovery of the first batch of classified documents, which were found days before the midterm elections but were not disclosed to the public until Monday.
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The documents, the contents of which have not been disclosed, were turned over to the National Archives, according to the White House, and the Justice Department is investigating the find.
In his first comments on the subject, Biden said Tuesday from Mexico that he was "surprised" by the finding and assured that his Administration is collaborating with the investigation.
