A search of Biden’s seaside residence turned up no classified documents

A search of US President Joe Biden’s seaside home in Rehoboth (Delaware, E) on Wednesday found no classified documents, his personal lawyer said.

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The operation, which was carried out in “full cooperation” with the Federal Police (FBI), according to his adviser Bob Bauer, took place around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, and “no classified documents were available,” he said. A statement. However, investigators seized documents related to his activities as vice president (2009-2017).

Federal police earlier raided another Joe Biden home in Delaware, located in the city of Wilmington, for classified documents on the 80-year-old former Democratic vice president and senator.

The president usually spends his weekends in Wilmington or Rehoboth.

Since last November, a series of secret documents, the exact number and content of which is still unknown, have been discovered in the office occupied by Joe Biden at a Washington think tank or in the Wilmington home.

The documents detail Joe Biden’s three decades of foreign policy as Vice President (2009-2017) and in the Senate.

The Justice Department has appointed a special counsel to investigate the findings, embarrassing the Democratic president.