National Archives officials missed a deadline set by the House Oversight Committee to turn over information related to President Joe Biden’s classified documents scandal in the first of what could become many attempts to slow-walk responses under the Biden administration.
House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) had asked the National Archives on Jan. 10 to provide information about its efforts to recover classified records found at Biden’s private office in Washington, D.C.
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At the time Comer sent the letter, news reports had not yet revealed that Biden’s attorneys found even more classified documents at the president’s Wilmington, Delaware, home.
The National Archives responded on Jan. 18 that, due to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appointment of a special counsel, the special counsel’s office would need to approve any exchange of information with committee Republicans.
Comer’s committee said in a statement that the deadline had been missed but that investigators looked forward to the potential of a key interview in the days ahead.
“The National Archives has not produced the requested documents to the Committee at this time. Chairman Comer’s request still stands and anticipates moving forward with a transcribed interview with NARA’s general counsel soon,” an Oversight Committee spokesperson told the Washington Examiner.
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However, the committee spokesperson said Republican investigators anticipated conducting a transcribed interview with the National Archives’s general counsel soon, which could allow the GOP lawmakers to piece together a more detailed timeline about how the classified documents discovery was handled.
