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Congressional probe of Biden documents heats up, National Archives moves to stonewall investigators

The furor escalated Wednesday over President Biden’s mishandling of government secrets.

House Republicans ramped up their scrutiny of the Washington think tank where the first batch of classified documents from President Biden’s time as vice president was discovered.

The National Archives and Records Administration threw the White House a lifeline, saying the agency might not be able to share information about the Obama-era records with congressional investigators.

Complicating an already messy day for an administration engulfed in the documents scandal, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre became visibly frustrated when sparring with reporters who decried her conduct as “an information blackout.