Gathering much more on all of this for us. Shes joining me now from washington. What are you hearing now . Reporter kate, here is what we know. The white house has just released a statement revealing that additional government documents with Classified Markings have been found at President Bidens wilmington, home. And in a statement they described where these were found, two different locations. They said all but one of the documents were found in a Storage Space in President Bidens wilmington resident garage. One dpomt consisting of one page was discovered in an adjacent room. So what we have, we take a step back, we have we know ten pages of classified documents located in a former office here in washington, d. C. Back on november 2nd. We know some of the materials were top secret. They covered lightnings thick iran and the United Kingdom and ukraine. We are told that information was a close hold, but it spurred biden advisers to search other locations and here finding in two different locations additional documents with Classified Markings. Were told that he had a Rehoboth Home that has been searched and no documents have been found there. But the big question, one of many big questions, is, well, is this it . Are there potentially any other documents out there . And we dont know these classified documents what was in them and how many were there. So right now the next thing that is likely to happen is the attorney general, he is making a statement at 1 15. What will he say . We dont know. It is possible that he could tap a Special Counsel to take over this matter. It is also possible that he could announce an intermediate step. We know hes touted the u. S. Attorney in chicago to review that initial batch of documents found here in d. C. We were told by our sources that that review is completed. They didnt expect to take any additional investigative steps so it is possible that hell announce a extension of that review. At this point we dont know. But all eyes on the attorney general this afternoon and what he does with this new information. It is very true. Jeremy diamond is also joining us live at the white house. Jeremy, with he just heard President Biden, he faced some questions and answered some questions about this latest batch. Talk me through what you heard from the president because he did look like he was looking down at a prepared statement sometimes. He was certainly trying to read from a prepared statement that was very similar to both what he said in mexico city, a couple of days ago when the initial batch of documents was discovered, and also to the new Statement Today from the white house Special CounselRichard Saber regarding these second documents. I want us to listen to what the president said talking about some of these documents being discovered in the garage of his wilmington, delaware, home. As i said earlier this week, people know i take classified documents and classified material seriously. I also said and were cooperating fully and completely with the Justice Department review. As part of that process, my lawyers reviewed other places where documents from my time as Vice President were stored and they finisherd the review last night. They discovered a small number of documents with Classified Markings in Storage Areas and File Cabinets in my home in my personal library. This was done in the case of the biden penn this is was done in the case of the biden penn center. The department of justice was immediately as was done, the department of justice was immediately notified. Reporter and it is not exactly clear what the security of some of the spaces were the documents were found. The statement from the white House Counsel rich saber said by all of the documents was found in a, kwskoet, Storage Place in the Wilmington Garage and another document discovered in an adjacent room. The president did point out that his garage is a locked garage. That is a point made and that doesnt mean that it is a appropriate place for classified documents to be held. But i point he wanted to make here. And this story is so much about the questions that remain unanswered even as the white house is attempting to provide some additional clarity today, is when these searches were conducted. They say that this review was finished, was completed, the review of these documents that were found was completed last night. But when exactly did these searches occur . Because we know that that initial search happened more than two months ago on november 2nd of that penn biden center. So did they immediately go and start searching those homes, did that happen only more recently. Those are some of the questions that we still need answers to. And again, this is comes on a day where the president was coming out to try to tout some good Economic News and instead hes faced with a spattering of questions about this very serious issue. Kate. Having to juggle it all and walk and chew gum at the same time becauses this is what the white house is facing. Paula reid is with me and i want to bring in former federal prosecutor jennifer rogers. Weve heard from paula and jeremy about what we know and dont know about the documents and what the administration is saying. What is your reaction to this later batch and in the latest news that were getting in . Well it is not great. They tapped the u. S. Attorney from chicago to decide as an initial step whether an investigation should be opened and it seems to me in what weve had reported before todays news that that was not likely to result in the opening of an investigation. But these are new facts. You have another location where classified documents were found. One of them may be not even in a locked container. So i think probably, i dont know what biden will what garland will do, but he may go back to the u. S. Attorney in chicago and ask him to review these facts anew and see if whatever recommendation he made about how to proceed, whether an investigation should follow, whether a special council should be appointed, whether those conclusions change based on what weve just learned. Absolutely. And jeremy, im seeing some new reporting from our colleague mj lee, there is a clarification on if we call it the chain of custody of who was notified when about where these documents were found . Yeah, in this new statement, they say that as in the previous case, they immediately notified the department of justice and provided the documents. They said they had notified the National Archives initially. A person familiar with the matte matter that, that is true. And now things have changed. The department of justice is conducting this preliminary investigation, this review of this situation and so they went directly to the department of justice in this case providing them the documents and that is one of the things that the white house officials want to make clear, is that they are being fully cooperative with the department of justice in this case. The white house hopes that is where it ends. They dont want to see a Special Counsel appointed into this matter. We do know that in previous cases whenever a Special Counsel is appointed you never know where they are ultimately going to end up with their investigation. They could start an investigation that could become fairly openended and end up in a completely different place. So that is certainly a scenario that this white house wants to avoid. But it is notable that they put out this Statement Today clarifying this situation with a second batch of documents. Clearly they were feeling the public pressure of the revelation of these documents which was reported yesterday by cnn as well as other outlets. But they wanted to theyre still they have a number of questions that they are not answering including why it took so long for us to even find out about this. We learned about this initially through reporting. White house then confirmed that they found this first batch of documents. Reporting revealed that a second batch was found. Now theyre again confirming here. So hopefully, for the white house, they are hoping that this puts a bow on it. But, again, weve seen before where when we think that they have addressed questions about all documents being found, it is not the case. So well see whether or not there is more still to unravel here. That is a good point. And paula, while you well note in the announcement of the Press Conference or the announcement that the attorney general is going to be making this afternoon, they dont give a topic. Is that standard for the attorney general. Kind of peel back the curtain a little bit. Because people will see this white house statement coming out and then nen announcement of the attorney general coming to speak and people are wondering is this to announce a Special Counsel which we do not have the reporting on that yet. It is standard for the Justice Department to release as few details as possible particularly about politically sensitive matters like this. We dont know ifez go he is goi announce a Special Counsel, it is unclear at this point. But there are some challenges if you wanted to appoint a Special Counsel. The list of people qualified is quite short and of that list the number of people who would want that assignment, particularly looking at what is happened to previous Special Counsels in this country political climate, is very, very short. But even if you could find someone, kate, with he know from our reporting that Special Counsel jack smith, he already has many of the key people that you would need for an investigation like this. Detailed to his office. Theyre already looking for office space. He has a lot of the resources and personal that this potential Special Counsel would need. So this is not an easy decision. It is not easy to find a Special Counsel but these facts and the Current Situation with someone already appointed who has the resources, incredibly complicated. It is fascinating to see what Garland Shares with us today. Jen, i promise you will not hold you to this when we do hear what the attorney general has to say, but we did hear from alberta gonzalez, during the Bush Administration this morning, and he said that he thinks, yes, a Special Counsel should be appointed. Do you think a Special Counsel will be appointed just knowing the universe of information that is out there, the political pressure that is now being applied. What do you think . It is really hard to say, kate. Ly say that the special Council Regulations say that only where a criminal investigation into an individual or a situation is warranted should a Special Counsel be appointed. So, if you take that literally and the u. S. Attorney in chicago decides that no full blown investigation is warranted, then Special Counsel should not be appointed. That said, Merrick Garland is very cautious on these matters so i wouldnt be surprised to see him appoint a Special Counsel. I think he would want to go back to the u. S. Attorney in Chicago First to see if the facts change this view before considering a Special Counsel because it is a big lift, as paula points out. Guys, thank you so much. Were now going to jump over to capitol hill. We are going to jump in, Kevin Mccarthy is holding the first News Conference since becoming speaker of the house. Lets listen. Well i find that the voters have elected George Santos. If there is a concern, he will go through ethics. If there is something that is found, he will be dealt with in that manner. But they have a voice in this process. Why not yes, maam. [ Inaudible Question ] what other ways will im glad you brought that up. I didnt mention the other thing we did. Passed a very bipartisan bill with 146 democrats joining with us to create a new select committee on china. The Congressman Gala her will chair. And ive met with leader Hakeem Jeffries on this. This will be a very bipartisan committee. Because i think it is very important, a number of reasons why i believe we have lost jobs to china, our intellectual property, because many times we dont speak with one voice from america. What im trying to accomplish is get members on both sides of the aisle from all different perspectives, not just from a military, but from financial and agriculture, to bring those jobs back to america, to make sure that china is not within side america buying our farm land and others. Get a level Playing Field for competition. We watched during covid for our medical supplies, them controlling 50 of the market. We watched from our medical pills and others what they control. This is something that is very not just disturbing to me, but for the future of america. I would say in this first five days is probably one of the most powerful things that we passed. The very bipartisan way a step forward, i would hope the senate would do it as well. And that we could speak with one voice as we move forward to bring the jobs back to america. Yes, sir. Is there is a lot of reporting and rumors about any addendums side deals that you made to get this speakership no. Do the American People deserve to all of the promises you might have made. They deserve to know. And look at the commitment to america. There is not a side deal to anything. You watch the rules package, exactly the same rules package we had back in january 1st. What does it do . The only change within that is make vacate the chair from five to one. The other thing that we did and im glad you keep bringing this up, we watch what is happening right now with the president of the united states. Not once, but now were finding in two different locations classified information just out there in the open. It just goes to prove, and were finding out now, after being sworn in, that this was discovered before the election. Another faux pas by the Biden Administration but treating law differently based upon your political beliefs. Treats one President Trump one way but treats President Biden a whole different way. That is why we had to provide a new entity from our churchstyle to look after the weaponization of what has gone on. That you want an equal playing of the law to all americans. Let him finish. Do you see this matter, regarding the classified documents found in President Bidens home going before that committee . It could. Here is an individual that has been in an office for more than 40 years and sat on 60 minutes that was so concerned about President Trumps documents locked in behind and now we find it just as the Vice President keeping it for years out in the open in different locations. I do not think any american believes that justice should not be equal to all and we found from this administration what happened before every single election, whatever comes out that they utilize to try to falsify it, they try to have different standards for their own beliefs, that doesnt work in america. Yes. Do you trust someone who has admitted to lying about major aspects of his past, could be facing Fraud Charges from brazil, to have access to top secret information. I dont see any way that hes going to have top secret if youre referring to goreorge santos. You apply the constitution equally to all americans. The voters of his district have aelected him. He is seated. He is part of the republican conference. There are concerns with it so he will go before ethics. If anything is found to have been wrong, he will be held accountable exactly as anybody else in this body would be. That is the fair way to handle anything and that is how ill deal with any single issue that ever comes forward. So do you have do you see a difference in that former President Trump denied repeated questions and President Bidens lawyers turned in documents after finding them . No, because from one stand point, they knew the documents were there. They actually asked President Trump to put another lock on them because they were locked. And you look at President Biden, wasnt president. It was right out in the open and he criticized President Trump and did he use the Justice Department to raid Pr