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Classified documents probe: Did Biden do the same thing as Trump?

By Charlie Savage
New York Times·
8 mins to read

The disclosure that classified documents were found in a private office that President Joe Biden had used before beginning his 2020 campaign and at his residence in Wilmington, Delaware, has prompted comparisons to former President Donald Trump’s hoarding of sensitive government records, which is the subject of a criminal investigation.

Based on what is publicly known so far, here is a closer look:

How are the situations similar?

At a basic level, both involve official files bearing classification markings that

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