No documents with classified markings found in FBI search of Biden's beach home

[BumRushDaShow]

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Source: ABC News

The FBI conducted a "planned search" Wednesday of President Joe Biden's home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, according to Biden's personal lawyer amid an ongoing probe into the potential mishandling of classified documents.

Biden's attorney said no documents with classified markings were found, but "DOJ took for further review some materials and handwritten notes that appear to relate to his time as Vice President."

The search took place for three and a half hours -- from 8:30 a.m. to noon ET.

"Today, with the President's full support and cooperation, the DOJ is conducting a planned search of his home in Rehoboth, Delaware," wrote Bob Bauer, personal attorney for the president, in a statement after pool reporters spotted four vehicles there. "Under DOJ's standard procedures, in the interests of operational security and integrity, it sought to do this work without advance public notice, and we agreed to cooperate. The search today is a further step in a thorough and timely DOJ process we will continue to fully support and facilitate. We will have further information at the conclusion of today's search."



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Article updated. NO DOCS FOUND.

Previous articles/headlines -

FBI completes search of Biden's Rehoboth Beach home amid classified docs probe

FBI searches Biden's Rehoboth Beach home amid classified docs probe

The FBI conducted a "planned search" Wednesday of President Joe Biden's home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, according to Biden's personal lawyer.

"Today, with the President's full support and cooperation, the DOJ is conducting a planned search of his home in Rehoboth, Delaware," wrote Bob Bauer, personal attorney for the president, in a new statement. "Under DOJ's standard procedures, in the interests of operational security and integrity, it sought to do this work without advance public notice, and we agreed to cooperate. The search today is a further step in a thorough and timely DOJ process we will continue to fully support and facilitate. We will have further information at the conclusion of today's search."

After Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Robert Hur as special counsel last month to investigate the potential mishandling of classified documents, Hur was expected to formally begin his work this week, according to a source familiar with the investigation.

Wednesday marks the second DOJ search the president's lawyers have acknowledged. The first was the nearly 13-hour search of Biden's Wilmington, Delaware, home on Jan. 20, disclosed on Jan. 21, which found additional classified documents after Biden's attorneys searched the home themselves in December and found some classified materials, the president's lawyers have said.

FBI conducting 'planned search' of Biden's Rehoboth Beach home, lawyer says

The Department of Justice is conducting a "planned search" Wednesday of President Joe Biden's home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, according to Biden's personal lawyer.

"Today, with the President's full support and cooperation, the DOJ is conducting a planned search of his home in Rehoboth, Delaware," wrote Bob Bauer, personal attorney for the president, in a new statement. "Under DOJ's standard procedures, in the interests of operational security and integrity, it sought to do this work without advance public notice, and we agreed to cooperate. The search today is a further step in a thorough and timely DOJ process we will continue to fully support and facilitate. We will have further information at the conclusion of today's search."

Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Robert Hur as special counsel last month to investigate the potential mishandling of classified documents. Hur is expected to formally begin his work this week, according to a source familiar with the investigation.

"Under the regulations, the extraordinary circumstances here require a special counsel appointment for this matter," Garland told the public.

Original article and headline -

FBI conducting 'planned search' of Biden's Rehoboth Beach home: Biden lawyer

The Department of Justice is conducting a "planned search" Wednesday of President Joe Biden's home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, according to Biden's personal lawyer.

"Today, with the President's full support and cooperation, the DOJ is conducting a planned search of his home in Rehoboth, Delaware," wrote Bob Bauer, personal attorney for the president, in a new statement. "Under DOJ's standard procedures, in the interests of operational security and integrity, it sought to do this work without advance public notice, and we agreed to cooperate. The search today is a further step in a thorough and timely DOJ process we will continue to fully support and facilitate. We will have further information at the conclusion of today's search."

The Department of Justice conducted a search of Biden's home in Wilmington, Delaware, on Friday, Jan. 20, after documents with classified markings were also found at the Biden Penn Center in Washington in November.


This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

[in2herbs]

1. The DOJ can do searches of all of Biden's residences yet only Trump's Mar-O-Lago? I don't

get it.

[onenote]

4. Biden is voluntarily agreeing to the search. Trump wouldn't agree.

And that would require DOJ to get a search warrant based on a showing of probable cause, supported by evidence, that there were documents unlawfully stored at the other Trump properties. The fact that documents were found at Mar-a-Lago, standing alone, might not be enough to convince a judge to issue the search warrant without evidence relating to the other properties.

[in2herbs]

6. So do we have any evidence that the DOJ even attempted to seek additional warrants on

tfg's other properties??? Where is the judge's refusal?

[onenote]

11. Do we have any evidence that there is anything at the other Trump properties?

You would have the cart put before the horse. As tempting as that might be given that its Trump, its not consistent with the Fourth Amendment.

For example, if you were stopped while out and about and discovered to have in your possession a controlled substance, that fact alone would not create probable cause to search your home.

[Darwins_Retriever]

5. Biden had consented

Trump is requiring search warrant which needs probable cause.

[gab13by13]

2. This cannot help with the case against Trump.

I can hear Trump's defense now, the classified document situation is a systemic problem.

[JI7]

9. What does one have to do with the other ? Why so quick to defend Trump

instead of pointing out the differenc ?

[womanofthehills]

16. It's not defending Trump -

If many are doing it, you can’t go after one. It’s unfortunate, but people look at the big picture.

[hadEnuf]

17. Unfortunately, there is no difference in the public eye.

Right wing media will make sure of that.

[Walleye]

3. They will make sure they show lots of shots of his house in Rehoboth

So the bad guys will know exactly where to go with the hammers

[Doc Sportello]

7. I really don't give a shit

Nothng against the OP or others who are following the story, or those who think it is really important. I just think the whole thing is a matter of papers falling through the cracks in a system for keeping secret docs secret that is obviously flawed. They are now finding papers in the homes of military officals, etc. It's a matter of intent. Biden had no bad intentions, dump did. Biden cooperated, dump didn''t.

Will it hurt the case against dump or help repugs in their ongoing both siderism attempts? I don't know but I doubt it. And I really don't think it will matter in 2024.

[Deep State Witch]

8. Why Don't They

Go search TFG's other properties?

Oh, wait... because the FBI is in his pocket, just like the Secret Service is.

[NullTuples]

10. I don't think the FBI would do that without AG Garland prompting them to do so?

He doesn't want to appear to be the least bit partisan, so instead he's...appearing partisan.

[Cha]

28. The FBI wouldn't do that without

a Search Warrant and they need Probable cause.

Pres Biden Volunteered to have all his places searched.

[LaMouffette]

13. And dig up Ivanna's grave at one of Trump's golf courses? That still seems mighty fishy to me that

he had her buried there. Trump supposedly did it to get a tax break, which is definitely "par for the course" for him, but still. It's too weird. And it's weird that Ivanna's children didn't object, oh wait, never mind. One of them, or Jared, probably came up with the idea.

[onenote]

18. Answer you won't like: Fourth Amendment.

Biden is voluntarily allowing a search. If Trump doesn't do the same, the only recourse is to get a search warrant and that requires probable cause and the discovery of documents at one site doesn't in and of itself create probable cause to search other sites. To give a more pedestrian example, if you were caught out and about in possession of a controlled substance, that discovery, in and of itself, would not create probable cause to search your house.

[Cha]

27. Hello.. the FBI needs a Search Warrant

and for that they need probable Cause like they did for his MAL Shack.

Pres Biden Volunteered..

[RationalD]

12. Not a good look going into 2024

[BumRushDaShow]

26. "No documents found" - it's a GREAT look!

[Rhiannon12866]

43. That was what I thought, too!

[Cha]

29. WHY isn't it a "good look"? What's the

PROBLEM?!

[gopiscrap]

44. welcome to DU

[SayItLoud]

14. DOJ under MG sucks.

Search a sitting POTUS homes and offices and not search all the homes and clubs of a past POS (never POTUS to me) who has already been caught with TOP secret documents, lied, and denied he had them.

If you think #TFG hasn't been scrubbing every location to get rid of documents, hide deeper, classified documents you are, well...

[hadEnuf]

21. I hate to say it

but I think holding Trump accountable for stealing classified and top secret files is already FUBAR.

Trump is playing master criminal while MG has been crossing his t's and dotting his i's for the 20th fucking time. Trump should have been nailed on this immediately, but now the right can build a whole other case against Biden for "doing the same thing" as Trump. 1/6 has been allowed to languish as well, as far as Trump and his inner circle are concerned.

As usual, we keep re-reading the rule book while they keep kicking us in the balls.

[Cha]

30. Pres Biden VOLUNTEERED!

the Treasonous POS said NO.. and they need a search Warrant & Probable Cause.

[Lonestarblue]

15. And where is the Special Counsel for Pence? Perhaps the DOJ should announce that the Biden

Special Counsel will handle both cases since they are identical. Neither actually needed a Special Counsel because there was no criminal intent in either case, unlike Trump.

[Zeitghost]

22. Pence is not in office

Independent prosecutors are for potential conflicts of interest created when people within the administration are being investigated.

[News Junkie]

19. ABC's is the nicest headline out there

Most make no mention of a 'planned search', which is the problem. Too many casual observers will just see it as another chapter in the "whole Trump and Biden classified documents thing".

[JohnSJ]

20. Even Bloomberg was jumping on the yellow journalism garbage today about it

[BumRushDaShow]

24. That's why I picked it

out of the many others that slimed the subject.

[Cha]

31. Mahalo, BRDS! We have to Fight

magats & the media For Our Democracy!

[oldsoftie]

23. Well, if there's ANYTHING there that shouldn't be, someones head should roll.

At this point every shoebox should have been gone thru by SOMEBODY.

[BumRushDaShow]

25. Just breaking as an update that no docs were found.

[Cha]

32. Teh Headline Already Stated That NO

Docs were Found.

[riversedge]

33. ...[no classified docs found...."..which meant Kristen Welker had to invent some intrigue."

Link to tweet

?s=20&t=oeZRJ1c2Nk9Gm1MJX1HOqw

NO Classified Docs Found At Biden's Beach House
The FBI conducted a full search of President Biden's beach house in Rehoboth, DE on Tuesday, which meant Kristen Welker had to invent some intrigue.
https://crooksandliars.com/2023/02/no-classified-docs-found-bidens-de-home?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=70410



By Red Painter — February 1, 2023

The FBI conducted a *planned* search of President Joe Biden's Rehoboth Beach home and found ZERO documents with classified markings. Let me repeat myself - this was PLANNED (meaning NO subpoena) and NOTHING was found with even one classified marking. In the entire house. Biden's attorney, Bob Bauer, did say that the FBI took a few handwritten notes for further review, but they did not have classified markings on them. The search lasted approximately 3 1/2 hours.

Mr. Bauer told the media ..........................

None of the searches by the FBI required a warrant or subpoena, unlike the case of Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago search warrant case.

Even though nothing was found, Kristen Welker had to be the Chuck Todd of daytime cable television, adding: "That last line is significant, Chris, because they wouldn't have taken these notebooks and other items if they weren't of some interest. So we'll have to see what, if anything, comes of that."

....................

[Marthe48]

34. I noticed CBS radio news on the hour

led with the winter storm. God forbid they report on the r nothingburger.

[BumRushDaShow]

35. I did hear the CBS feed here in Philly earlier mention it in there somewhere

(between 3 pm - 4 pm ET when I usually turn on my local affiliate news radio station KYW)

I wouldn't put it past "selective editing" of the feeds though.

[Marthe48]

36. I just heard the lead

Before noon, the search was the 1st story.

I'm in s.e. Ohio, I can imagine all of our news is foxed up. :/

[BumRushDaShow]

38. Okay - the "change up" of headline didn't come until some time between 1 pm - 2 pm

and then promptly after that, they lost interest and were reporting on the Fed interest rate hikes and the Tyre Nichols funeral.

The search supposedly started around 10 am and "took 3 hours" so it ended around 1 pm.

[Marthe48]

40. Thanks for the timeline

I was out and about today, missed a couple of the top of the hour news updates

[BumRushDaShow]

41. I like trying to catch those too!!

I have a couple clock radios and transistor radios around the house tuned to the station so I can check in if I'm in another room.

[SunSeeker]

37. Why isn't the FBI searching BEDMINSTER??!

[BumRushDaShow]

39. Well you have this ditty that came out Monday

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143026510

and that was as a result of this from December - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143004559

So with testifying in a grand jury, it takes the seriousness up a notch for those individuals regarding how these folks did their search.

The main reason why the feds were able to go ahead with doing Mar-a-Lago was because they had interviewed staff there earlier and had some "inside help" to be able to explicitly state on the warrants WHERE to search (within the complex) and WHAT was to be seized. They might not have had that kind of detail to do the same sort of seizure warrant for the other properties, although this testimony that just happened might just help in that regard.

[truthisfreedom]

42. When will the DOJ dig up Ivana?

Why did she need ten pall bearers when she was so slender? What was in her casket and why was it buried on t****’* property?