Snowden ironically commented on the news about Biden’s secret documents

It looks like US President Joe Biden has taken more classified documents than many whistleblowers. declared former American intelligence officer Edward Snowden on Twitter.

“It is worth noting that the president seems to have taken more classified documents than many whistleblowers. For comparison: Reality Winner [осужденная в США за утечку из Агентства национальной безопасности] was sentenced to five years for just one document. Meanwhile, Biden [Дональд] trump, [Билл] clinton, [Дэвид] Petraeus… these guys have dozens, hundreds [документов]. And no jail,” Snowden wrote.

January 10 Reuters, citing special adviser to the President Richard Sauber informedthat Biden’s lawyers discovered classified documents in his office at the Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement at the Biden University of Pennsylvania in Washington.

In total, almost ten documents from the time of Biden’s vice presidency (2009-2017) were discovered. The center itself was established in 2018. They were found at the same time in early November, a few days before the US midterm elections. According to a presidential spokesman, the documents were found in a locked cabinet. It was noted that the head of state used the office space of the center named after him from mid-2017 until the start of the presidential campaign in 2020.

CNN citing sources clarified: Secret documents contain materials about Ukraine, Iran and the UK, and they are dated from the period 2013-2016, when Biden served as vice president in the administration of Barack Obama. Republican House Intelligence Committee spokesman Mike Turner demanded a damage assessment in connection with the discovered documents.

December 2, 2022 ex-US intelligence officer accepted sworn in and received a Russian passport. snowden received Russian citizenship 26 September. The decree on admission to citizenship was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. October 2020 Snowden received permanent residence permit in Russia.