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Read: Full special counsel report on Biden's handling of classified documents

Read: Full special counsel report on Biden's handling of classified documents
WE WANT TO GET BACK TO OUR TOP STORY... ABOUT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT NOT RECOMMENDING CHARGES AGAINST PRESIDENT BIDEN IN HIS MISHANDLING OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS. OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT KAILYN NORWOOD IS WASHINGTON WITH THE LATEST. KALYN? THE REPORT IS 388 PAGES LONG- WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH IT - HERE'S SOME OF WHAT WE'VE FOUND SO FAR: THE SPECIAL COUNSEL SAYS PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN QUOTE - "WILLFULLY" KEPT HIGHLY CLASSIFIED MATERIALS AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN .... AND THE REPORT CONTAINS PHOTOGRAPHS THAT SHOW CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS STORED IN WORN CARDBOARD BOXES IN BIDEN'S GARAGE. DOCUMENTS WERE ALSO FOUND IN BIDEN'S PRIVATE D-C OFFICE AND DELAWARE HOME - THEY CONTAINED INFORMATION ABOUT MILITARY AND FOREIGN POLICY FROM HIS TIME AS VICE PRESIDENT AND SENATOR. AND THE DOJ REPORT GOES ON TO SAY - BIDEN KNEW HE SHOULDN'T KEEP THE RECORDS ... BECAUSE OF HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE QUOTE - MEASURES TAKEN TO SAFEGUARD CLASSIFIED INFORMATION AND THE NEED FOR THOSE MEASURES TO PREVENT HARM TO NATIONAL SECURITY." THE SPECIAL COUNSEL ALSO DETAILS WHY HE IS NOT RECOMMENDING CHARGES - HE SAID DOJ POLICY DOES NOT ALLOW FOR PROSECUTION OF A SITTING PRESIDENT - AND HE WOULDN'T RECOMMEND CHARGES REGARDLESS. HE ALSO SAYS THAT "MR. BIDEN WOULD LIKELY PRESENT HIMSELF TO A JURY, AS HE DID DURING O
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Read: Full special counsel report on Biden's handling of classified documents
President Joe Biden “willfully” retained and disclosed highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan and other sensitive national security matters, according to a Justice Department report that nonetheless says no criminal charges are warranted for him or anyone else.The report from special counsel Robert Hur, released Thursday, represents a harshly critical assessment of Biden’s handling of sensitive government materials, but also details the reasons why he should not be charged with the crime.Read Hur's full report here. Related video below: Biden comments on classified docs report

President Joe Biden “willfully” retained and disclosed highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan and other sensitive national security matters, according to a Justice Department report that nonetheless says no criminal charges are warranted for him or anyone else.

The report from special counsel Robert Hur, released Thursday, represents a harshly critical assessment of Biden’s handling of sensitive government materials, but also details the reasons why he should not be charged with the crime.

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Read Hur's full report here.

Related video below: Biden comments on classified docs report