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"I
think you're gonna find there's nothing there," Biden told
reporters as he toured storm damage in California. "I have no
regrets. I'm following what the lawyers have told me they want
me to do. It's exactly what we're doing. There's no there
there."
Attorney General Merrick Garland last week named a special
counsel to investigate the matter after classified documents
were found at Biden's Wilmington, Delaware, home and a
Washington, D.C., office he used before becoming president.
"We're fully cooperating and looking forward to getting this
resolved quickly," Biden said.
Biden said he has been doing as instructed by his lawyers after
"a handful of documents were filed in the wrong place." He said
the documents were immediately turned over to the National
Archives after they were found.
The White House has largely been on the defensive since the
initial revelations on Jan. 9 that the documents had been
discovered.
Biden’s legal team acknowledged last week it had found
classified documents relating to his time as vice president in
the Obama administration at his Delaware home, including some in
his garage.
Aides previously found another batch of classified documents at
his residence and at a Washington think tank he was associated
with.
Biden expressed annoyance at being asked about the controversy
while touring damage from storms that raked across much of
California.
“I’ll answer your question but here’s the deal. You know, what
quite frankly bugs me is that we have a serious problem here
we’re talking about, talking about what’s going on. And the
American people don’t quite understand why you don’t ask me
questions about that," he said.
(Reporting by Jeff Mason and Steve Holland; Editing by Diane
Craft and Lisa Shumaker)
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