Mr. Garland informed Congress that Special Counsel Hur has concluded his investigation into Mr. Biden’s handling of classified documents.

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Special Counsel Robert Hur concluded: all year round Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a letter to lawmakers Wednesday that he has launched an investigation into possible mishandling of classified documents at two locations related to President Joe Biden.

Garland said Heo has filed a report and that the White House Counsel’s Office is still investigating whether there are executive privilege issues. Once completed, the Attorney General will submit a report to Congress.

A spokesperson said the White House Counsel’s Office plans to complete its review by the end of this week.Persons close to the investigation He told CNN on Monday that Xu’s report is expected to be released within the next few days.

“As I have made clear for each special counsel I have served since taking office, I am committed to making the special counsel’s report as public as possible,” Garland wrote to members of the Judiciary Committee. stated in the letter.

The report is expected to provide a detailed and critical look at how Biden and his staff handled classified government material. CNN is previously reported Although Mr. Xu’s team has said it does not intend to file criminal charges, the report could serve as fodder for Mr. Biden’s political opponents as he seeks to hold a national referendum in the 2024 presidential election. donald trump.

Mr. Biden’s allies say that once Republicans have the report, they will try to use it as ammunition, regardless of the final conclusion, despite the vast differences in the events. , fully expects that Biden will try to conflate his handling of classified documents with Trump’s.

Biden is the second consecutive person to face special counsel investigation during his term in office. The completion of Mr. Hur’s study lifted a cloud that had hung over Mr. Biden, but it did not resolve all of his family’s legal problems. Another special counsel, David Weiss, is still prosecuting his son Hunter Biden on federal tax and gun charges.

wreath The tapped heartis a former U.S. attorney appointed by President Trump who led the criminal investigation last year after aides to Biden discovered classified files at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, and his private office in Washington, D.C.Biden himself volunteered. interview It was conducted in October as part of the investigation.

This story has been updated with additional details.

CNN’s Marshall Cohen and Devan Cole contributed to this report.