Biden 'willfully' kept classified documents after years as VP and senator, report says

U.S. President Joe Biden “willfully” retained and disclosed highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan and other sensitive national security matters, according to a U.S. Justice Department report that nonetheless says no criminal charges are warranted for him or anyone else.

The report from special counsel Robert Hur, released on Thursday, represents a harshly critical assessment of the Democratic president’s handling of sensitive government materials, but it also details the reasons why he should not be charged with a crime.

The findings will likely blunt his ability to forcefully condemn Donald Trump, Biden’s