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President Joe Biden was criticized Thursday after saying he has “no regrets” about his handling of classified documents and it “bugs” him to be asked about it.
Biden was in California to tour storm damage in the state. At the end of his remarks at one stop, a reporter shouted a question about the classified docs.
“You know what, quite frankly, bugs me is that we have a serious problem here we’re talking about. We’re talking about what’s going on,” Biden said, referring to the damage. “And the American people don’t quite understand why you don’t ask me questions about that.”
Asked if he had any regrets, the president responded, “We found a handful of documents were filed in the wrong place. We immediately turned them over to the Archives and the Justice Department. We’re fully cooperating and looking forward to getting this resolved quickly.”
FILE – In this file image provided by The White House, President Joe Biden speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone from his private residence in Wilmington, Del., Dec. 30, 2021. Biden acknowledged last week that a document with classified markings from his time as vice president was found in his “personal library” at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, along with other documents found in his garage, days after it was disclosed that sensitive documents were also found at the office of his former institute in Washington.
(Adam Schultz/The White House via AP, File)
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He added, “I think you’re going to find there’s nothing there. 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.”
Biden’s comments were met with strong criticism by conservatives on social media.
“BIDEN: Mishandled classified documents aren’t a serious problem,” Andrew Kerr, an investigative reporter for the Washington…
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