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A prominent Democratic Senator has slammed President Biden's handling of classified documents days after files were found at the current head of state's home in Delaware, calling his handling of sensitive materials 'unacceptable.'
Appearing for an interview Sunday, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin chided the president for his decisions - labeling them careless, and likening them to the actions of the president's embattled predecessor, Donald Trump.
The documents recovered Saturday from Biden's Wilmington residence range from his three-decade tenure in the Senate and his time as vice president, and reportedly brings the total number of classified files found to between 25 and 30.
It's not immediately clear how many of the six documents unveiled were top secret in nature - though The DOJ searched the property for more than 12 hours, a statement from the president's personal lawyer said.
The long and winding document trail has raised concerns over the president's decision making, as officials discern whether his hoarding of the documents in his garage - next to his vintage Corvette - constitutes a breach of national security.
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Appearing on CNN Sunday, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin chided the president for his decisions, labeling them careless, and likening them to the actions of his embattled predecessor
The documents recovered Saturday from Biden's Wilmington residence range from his three-decade tenure in the Senate and his time as vice president. It reportedly brings the total number of classified files found at Biden's private home to between 25 and 30
Speaking with Dana Bash on CNN's State of the Union Sunday, Durbin decried Biden's conduct, saying it has seen him lose his moral 'high ground' over Trump - whose home in Mar-a-Lago was recently raided by federal authorities.
'There's a standard we follow when it comes to members of Congress and classified information,' Durbin said during the televised sitdown, before detailing the actions of officials in his office when handling classified materials.
'The door to my office is closed. The person that presents the document to me takes it out of a locked briefcase, hands it to me and watches as I read it.
'When I finish reading it, he takes it back, puts it in the briefcase and leaves the scene. That's how carefully we review these documents,' Durbin went on.
'To think that any of them ended up in boxes in storage one place or the other,' he continued, 'is just unacceptable.'
Durbin, a 78-year-old progressive serving his fifth consecutive Senate term, went on to compare Biden's ongoing debacle with Trump's own classified documents crisis - which resulted in an FBI raid on his Florida mansion back in August.
While drawing parallels between the two situations, Durbin made it clear that he sees Biden's behavior as entirely different from former President Trump, citing the former's apparent willingness to cooperate with federal investigators.
At least a few documents were found in Biden's garage at his Wilmington home, next to his vintage Corvette - a location Biden last week touted as 'safe'
'Joe Biden has said from the start, we are going to be totally transparent about this,' Durbin said. 'Let the chips fall where they may. I'm going to open my home voluntarily to a search, not the first search, I'm sure, of his offices and home. He has shown total cooperation in this effort.'
The elected official added: 'That is a sharp contrast to President Trump.'
At that point, Bash stopped the senator, and asked if, after the
