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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland did it before and he's doing it again.
He's appointed a special counsel to head the investigation into new classified documents found at President Joe Biden's old office and residence in Delaware.
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MERRICK GARLAND, United States Attorney General:
The extraordinary circumstances here require the appointment of a special counsel for this matter.
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Tapped to lead the probe is Robert Hur, a former federal prosecutor and the Trump-era U.S. attorney in Maryland.
Garland's shocking decision follows a few dramatic twists to the case.
On November 2nd, the first batch of classified documents was found at the Penn Biden Center.
Then in December, another batch at Biden's Delaware garage and personal library.
Just yesterday, another classified document was uncovered in Biden's Delaware garage.
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Pressed by reporters today, Biden reiterated that he takes classified documents seriously.
His case mirrors the Mar-a-Lago probe hounding former President Donald Trump.
Republicans have pressured Garland to name a special counsel, like he did after the Mar-a-Lago raid.
Knowing the White House only divulged the months-old revelations this week, Republicans are calling it a cover-up.
But experts are discouraging comparing the two probes, citing uncertainties in Biden's case.
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MEG KINNARD, Associated Press Reporter:
For one, we don't know exactly how many documents have been retrieved from these various locations.
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Responding to a barrage of Biden probe inquiries, the White House insists, the matter was handled appropriately.
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KARINE JEAN-PIERRE, White House Press Secretary:
There was transparency in doing what you're supposed to do when these items were discovered.
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