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The federal probe info President Biden's handling of classified documents prior to becoming president has grown into a sprawling investigation, sources tell ABC News. The federal investigation into President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents prior to becoming president has grown into a sprawling examination of Obama-era security protocols and internal White House processes, with investigators so far interviewing scores of witnesses, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News. Federal prosecutors and FBI agents from special counsel Robert Hur's office have been interviewing witnesses for nearly nine months, targeting an expansive constellation of former aides -- from high-level advisers to executive assistants and at least one White House attorney. Several sources estimated that as many as 100 witnesses have already been interviewed, with interviews conducted as recently as last week and some witnesses aske...

According to a portion of the transcript obtained by ABC News, Trump is heard acknowledging that the document he claims to have is "highly confidential" and "secret." Former President Donald Trump said on an audio recording in 2021 that he had taken classified information with him to his Florida home after leaving the White House, ABC News has confirmed. Trump is heard on the audio recording saying, as described to ABC News, "As president I could have declassified, but now I can't." The recording, first reported Friday morning by CNN, was made as part of an interview Trump gave for a book and was obtained by the special counsel’s team. MORE: Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, initially assigned to oversee his case: Sources According to a portion of the transcript of the call obtained by ABC News, Trump is heard acknowledging that the document he claims to have is "highly confidential" and " secret ." "Except it is like, ...

Expanded government surveillance could violate privacy law, some experts said. The leak of dozens of highly classified documents on the social media platform Discord has elicited concern over online spaces where users can post sensitive government material without notice of authorities. Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old airman in the Massachusetts Air National Guard, allegedly posted documents as early as December in a private Discord server, akin to a members-only chat room, according to charging documents. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was first informed of the leak months later in early April, he said at a press conference last week. Teixeira was charged on Friday with unauthorized retention and transmission of national defense information and willful retention of classified documents, which collectively carry a maximum of 15 years in prison. The blockbuster leak underscores the challenge posed by social media platforms like Discord on which sensitive material can spread from private ch...