US President Joe Biden’s aides have found a fresh set of classified government records at a second location
A first batch of documents was found two months ago at a private office in Washington DC that President Biden used after his vice-presidency.
The matter, which is becoming an embarrassment to the White House is under review by the US Department of Justice.
Former President Donald Trump is facing a criminal investigation for allegedly mishandling classified files.
It was not yet clear on Wednesday when or where the additional batch of files was found by Biden aides.
The original batch of about 10 documents was discovered in November at the Penn Biden Center, a think tank near the White House, but only came to light this week.
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Those papers reportedly include US intelligence memos and briefing materials related to Ukraine, Iran and the United Kingdom.
The White House has not yet commented on the newly discovered batch. However, the find has been confirmed by credible International news sources.
During her daily press briefing on Wednesday, Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined comments when asked questions about the first cache of files.
The controversy comes as the Democratic president faces scrutiny from a new Republican majority in the US House of Representatives.
The committee is launching inquiries into the president and his family, including a request for the White House to turn over documents and communications related to the classified files.
The law requires that all White House records, including classified ones, be turned over to the US National Archives after an administration’s time
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