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Timeline: Key dates in discovery of classified records tied to Biden
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Timeline: Key dates in discovery of classified records tied to Biden

  • Associated Press
  • Jan 13, 2023
  • Jan 13, 2023 Updated Jul 6, 2026
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Here's the timeline so far in the investigation of classified documents found at the home and an office of President Joe Biden.

Dec. 20, 2022

Dec. 20, 2022: Biden's personal counsel informs Lausch that a second batch of classified documents has been discovered in the garage at Biden's Wilmington home. The FBI goes to Biden's home in Wilmington and secures the documents.

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