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House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers sent a letter to Biden Defense officials on Thursday demanding a national security assessment regarding classified files found in the president's old office
Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers on Thursday asked the Pentagon to look into whether the classified files discovered in President Joe Biden's old private office present a threat to national security.
It comes amid growing pressure from the right to disclose more details on the documents, such as what they are and who had access to them.
House Republicans have already threatened to use their new majority to launch investigations into the matter if the Biden administration does not respond swiftly to requests for information.
In a letter to top Defense officials, Rogers demanded to know whether Americans were 'placed in harm's way' by Biden's possession of classified documents from his vice presidency.
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Thursday that he was appointing a special counsel to look into the situation.
'It is critical to assess whether possible national security damage, particularly to [Department of Defense equities, resulted from any improper storage, handling, or disclosure of classified information stored in a closet of a non-governmental entity like the Biden Center,' Rogers wrote.
'Moreover, it is also necessary to determine whether highly classified
