Senators Ask FBI What Happened To Missing Biden Evidence 

President Joe Biden’s cognitive health has been the subject of speculation since before he was elected in 2020, but a recent report from Justice Department special counsel Robert Hur essentially argued Biden is too elderly and forgetful to face charges for his mishandling of classified documents.

While that aspect of the report has garnered most of the media attention, two Republican lawmakers are focusing on another factor: the apparent omission of nine boxes of documents reportedly found in the office of Biden’s attorney, Pat Moore.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) sent a letter to Attorney Merrick Garland asking for clarification regarding the contents and whereabouts of the documents that were reportedly placed in the possession of the National Archives and Records Administration upon their discovery.

“Oddly, Special Counsel Hur’s report did not mention NARA’s retrieval of the nine boxes from Mr. Moore’s office,” the senators wrote. “That apparent omission is significant given that, according to NARA, the Department of Justice requested that NARA recover the boxes. In fact, in March 2023, NARA informed our offices that ‘while NARA has not yet reviewed the contents of the nine boxes, the FBI has.’”

Despite that assurance from NARA, the special counsel’s report made no mention of these documents in the context of the allegations against the president of mishandling classified material.

“If the FBI did review the contents of the boxes, it is unclear what was found, to include any classified information, and whether the FBI informed Special Counsel Hur’s office of its findings,” the letter continued. “Further, it is unclear if Special Counsel Hur had any awareness of or reviewed the information contained in these nine boxes.”

Grassley and Johnson concluded that the situation warrants a public response from everyone involved.

Last yr in response 2 Grassley-Johnson oversight the Natl Archives said they picked up 9 boxes of potentially classified Biden docs & FBI reviewed the contents Where were those 9 boxes mentioned in Hur's report? NOWHERE Im asking for an explanation We need 2 know what was in them

— Chuck Grassley (@ChuckGrassley) February 12, 2024

“DOJ, FBI, and the Special Counsel’s office owe Congress and the American people a complete explanation regarding this apparent omission in Special Counsel Hur’s report, a detailed description of the contents of the nine boxes, and what was done with them,” they asserted.

Meanwhile, in the other chamber of Congress, the House Judiciary Committee is reportedly working toward securing testimony from Hur as part of its continuing investigation into Biden’s behavior.