The search, which began at 9:45 am. Friday and ended around 10:30 p.m. the same day, turned up classified documents from Biden’s time as vice president and in the U.S. Senate, Bob Bauer, Biden’s personal attorney, said in a statement Saturday.
The revelation adds to a self-inflicted White House crisis that’s prompted a special counsel investigation into Biden’s mishandling of classified documents and undercut the president’s political momentum.
The 13-hour search took place after Biden’s legal team gave the Justice Department access to the president’s home upon finding an initial batch of classified documents there earlier this month.
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Bauer said the Justice Department was given “full access” to the home including personally handwritten notes, files, papers, binders, memorabilia, to-do lists, schedules and reminders that go back “decades.”
