Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday he has appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified marking found at President Joe Biden's home in Wilmington, Delaware, and at an office in Washington. The announcement followed Biden's acknowledgement Thursday morning that a document with classified markings from his time as vice president was found in his personal library, along with other documents found in his garage. Speaking at a news conferencem Garland said Biden's lawyers informed the Justice Department Thursday morning of the discovery of a classified document at Biden's home, after FBI agents first retrieved other documents from the garage in December. It was disclosed on Monday that sensitive documents were found at the office of his former institute in Washington. Garland said he's appointed Robert Hur, a former Trump-appointed U.S. attorney in Maryland, to lead the investigation, taking over from the top Justice Department prosecutor in Chicago, John Lausch, who was earlier assigned by the department to investigate the matter and who recommended to Garland last week that a special counsel be appointed. Hur is to begin his work soon.
The Barnegat Branch of the Ocean County Library is hosting an exhibit of works by artist Kaylee McGrath for February.
“Red Rose Kay Photography & Multimedia” features McGrath’s affinity for architecture, castles, landscapes and nature captured with a full-frame mirrorless camera and mobile photography. The artist studied multimedia arts and business technologies at Ocean County Vocational-Technical School from 2013 to 2018 under the New Jersey Board of Education’s Super Senior Program.
The Barnegat Branch is located at 112 Burr St., Barnegat Township. The exhibit is free and open to the public during normal library hours. For more information, call 609-698-3331 or visit theoceancountylibrary.org/events.
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