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Is that the same person who hid the news he had illegally obtained classified documents from the public?Many will conclude that a president who knew he was illegally storing classified documents in his home would not have allowed a search of his home to discover those documents and then answered the government's questions afterwards.
WASHINGTON — The decision by President Biden and his top advisers to keep the discovery of classified documents secret from the public and even most of the White House staff for 68 days was driven by what turned out to be a futile hope that the incident could be quietly disposed of without broader implications for Mr. Biden or his presidency.
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68 Days of Silence: Why the White House Stayed Mum on Classified Documents (Published 2023)
Advisers to President Biden calculated that the Justice Department would view possession of the documents as little more than a good-faith mistake.