At least two former federal employees have been prosecuted by the Justice Department for unlawfully retaining classified documents.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has prosecuted at least two former federal employees for unlawfully retaining classified documents since President Joe Biden took office two years ago.
Federal prosecutors have charged an ex-FBI analyst and retired Air Force lieutenant colonel in two different cases after sensitive government materials were discovered at their respective homes.
On Monday, the Daily Beast reported that Robert Birchum, who served in the Air Force for more than three decades and held top-secret clearance, is set to plead guilty to one count of unlawful retention of national defense information during next month’s scheduled plea hearing.
The latest development comes on the heels of several DOJ investigations that have recently been launched into the discovery of classified materials discovered in the possession of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence, who have all allegedly retained documents after leaving the White House that they were not supposed to. The Biden-related records were from his time as vice president under the Obama administration.
