DOJ Responds to Jim Jordan’s Request for Information on Biden’s Classified Documents Investigation

The ⚖️Department of Justice (DOJ) is responding to House Republican lawmakers’ request for information into the investigation of President 👤Joe Biden’s handling of classified information.

In a letter to Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Mike Johnson (R-La.), Assistant Attorney General Carlos Flipe Uriarte noted the lawmakers expressed “an interest in learning when the Department became aware that documents had been discovered and the sequence of events that followed.”

“In connection with appointing a Special Counsel, the Attorney General has provided significant information about how the matter came into the Department, the steps the Department took to investigate, and his appointment decision,” the letter continued.

It also laid out a timeline and noted the National Archives Office of Inspector General informed the DOJ about the discovery of documents with classification markings at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 4, 2022.

The letter proceeds to recount the process that led Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a special counsel earlier this month.

Uriarte continued, “Your letter also requests non-public information that is central to the ongoing Special Counsel investigation. The Department’s longstanding policy is to maintain the confidentiality of such information regarding open matters.”

“Disclosing non-public information about ongoing investigations could violate statutory requirements or court orders, reveal road maps of our investigations, and interfere with the Department’s ability to gather facts, interview witnesses, and bring criminal prosecutions where warranted,” he added.