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Rep. Adam Schiff (R-Calif.), a former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, conceded Sunday that it’s possible national security was jeopardized after President Joe Biden’s lawyers confirmed classified documents were found—now the center of the Justice Department special counsel investigation.
When asked about a potential national security risk during a Sunday interview on ABC News, Schiff responded: “I don’t think we can exclude the possibility without knowing more of the facts.” He added, “I’d like to know what these documents were … I’d like to know what the [special counsel’s] assessment is.”
Another tranche of classified materials was discovered in Biden’s possession over the weekend. They were found in several instances, with a White House lawyer confirming five pages were found at his home in Delaware.
Days before, Attorney General Merrick Garland said he would appoint a special counsel, former U.S. Attorney for Maryland Robert Hur, to lead the investigation. It came after classified documents were found at the president’s office and another batch found at his Delaware home.
“This appointment underscores for the public the department’s commitment to both independence and accountability in particularly sensitive matters, and to making decisions indisputably guided only by the facts and the law,” Garland said Thursday.
On Sunday, Schiff stated that Garland’s decision to appoint a special counsel was the right one. Just months before, Garland also appointed a special counsel, Jack Smith, to investigate matters relating to former President Donald Trump, as some legal experts have speculated that the recent disclosures of classified documents in Biden’s possession undermines similar Justice Department’s probes into Trump.
