DOJ Was Ready to Get Search Warrant if Biden Did Not Consent to Search: Report
The Department of Justice was planning on taking action if President Joe Biden did not cooperate with a search of his Delaware home, according to a report. Sources familiar with the matter told CNN the FBI’s search of…
The Department of Justice was planning on taking action if President Joe Biden did not cooperate with a search of his Delaware home, according to a report.
Sources familiar with the matter told CNN the FBI’s search of Biden’s home for classified documents was a result of conversations between the Justice Department and the president’s attorneys about when and how the search would be done.
The Justice Department ultimately came to the decision the agency would conduct the latest search and any other searches after Biden’s team conducted the initial searches, as CNN noted.
The outlet then reported federal investigators were ready to get a warrant if Biden had not consented to the search, citing several sources.
Still, the department never suggested a warrant during recent conversations, a law enforcement source explained to CNN.
“You want to have people looking at things, know what to look for. Attorneys don’t collect evidence – that would be FBI. Whoever’s getting this info would have to have clearance,” one source familiar with the investigation said to the outlet, alluding to previous searches conducted by Biden’s lawyers.
Biden’s attorney, Bob Bauer, issued a statement over the weekend claiming the White House and his legal team expressed approval of the FBI’s search.
According to Bauer, they “offered to provide prompt access to his home to allow DOJ to conduct a search of the entire premises for potential vice-presidential records and potential classified material.”