Several classified documents from US President Joe Biden's time as vice president were found at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington. The discovery led to several people questioning the $54 million donations from China to the University of Pennsylvania, where an academic center is located.
Documents Found Before Mid-Term Elections
Around 10 documents from Biden's tenure in the VP office were found at the center. CBS News reported that the documents were discovered by Biden's personal attorneys while they were packing files housed in a locked closet to prepare to vacate office space at the Center. Speaking to the outlet, Richard Sauber, special counsel to the president said that the material was found on November 2, prior to the mid-term elections.
"The documents were not the subject of any previous request or inquiry by the Archives. Since that discovery, the President's personal attorneys have cooperated with the Archives and the Department of Justice in a process to ensure that any Obama-Biden Administration records are appropriately in the possession of the Archives," Sauber told the outlet in a statement.
Revealing further details on the discovery, sources told the outlet that the classified documents were found in a folder kept inside a box along with other unclassified papers.
Question Raised Over Donation from China
Soon after the reports about the classified documents being found at Biden's Think Tank surfaced, questioned were raised over the manner of donations.
The University of Pennsylvania took over $100M in "donations" from China
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 10, 2023
Thats 389% more than the average American University takes in foreign donations
Odd. Why?
UPenn houses The Biden Center
Did Chinese agents PAY to get access to classified documents there?
Good Question pic.twitter.com/pA6xGbkLUH
Former US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social, "When is the FBI going to raid the many homes of Joe Biden, perhaps even the White House? These documents were definitely not declassified," he wrote.
It’s just been discovered that Biden had HIGHLY CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS that were improperly stored in one of his private offices. INCREDIBLE! WHERE is the FBI? WHERE is the dramatic raid? We have two systems of justice in this country: one for them and one for us.
— Ronny Jackson (@RonnyJacksonTX) January 9, 2023
The former president, who is facing potential criminal charges related to his possession of more than 100 classified documents found after his presidency at his Mar-a-Lago home, also accused the think tank of being "funded" by the Chinese.
Biden stole classified documents and stored them at his think tank while he was VP.
— Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) January 10, 2023
The VP does not have any authority to declassify classified documents.
And this “think tank†received $54 million in funding from the CCP.
""Wow! The Biden Think Tank is funded by CHINA!!!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Also, a V.P. cannot Declassify documents, which are covered by the Federal Records Act, which is Criminal and MUCH TOUGHER than the Presidential Records Act, which is NOT Criminal. A President, me, can Declassify. How much more information has China been given?"
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— Joyce 🇺🇲 (@SweetGABreeze) January 10, 2023
“The amount was 54 Million Dollars that the Biden Think Tank received from China. That’s a lot of money. They saw the Classified Documents!â€
🔗 DJT Truth pic.twitter.com/p5fePEnaGc
"The amount was 54 Million Dollars that the Biden Think Tank received from China. That's a lot of money. They saw the Classified Documents!" Trump went on to add in a series of posts.
