Trump has previously claimed he declassified the documents later found still marked “classified.” But under the Espionage Act, it does not matter, said Clark Cunningham, a professor who specializes in criminal and constitutional law at Georgia State University’s College of Law.

Biden allies, legal experts and strategists say silence may be the best option even in the face of a torrent of Trump attacks.

It was the latest instance of top Republicans in Congress closing ranks behind the former president and helping to spread unfounded accusations against the government.

President Joe Biden announces sweeping executive orders about gun control from Monterey Park, California where 11 people were shot to death in January. Xxx News Biden In Monterey Park 012 Jpg A Oth En Ca Robert Hanashiro/USA TODAY Robert Hanashiro/USA TODAY / USA Republican lawmakers thought they had momentum this week in their hunt for a scandal on President Joe Biden.

Donald Trump was indicted over his alleged handling of classified documents. Will Joe Biden and former Mike Pence be indicted too?

Donald Trump improperly stored in his Florida estate sensitive documents on nuclear capabilities, repeatedly enlisted aides and lawyers to help him hide records demanded by investigators and cavalierly showed off a Pentagon “plan of attack” and classified map.

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he had not spoken to Attorney General Merrick Garland and had no plans to do so, as the Justice Department's indictment of former President Donald Trump was unsealed.