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Biden aides discover second batch of classified documents

In an exclusive to NBC News, an unnamed source reported Wednesday that aides to US President Joe Biden have  discovered at least one more batch of classified documents from the Obama administration. The documents were found in a location separate from the office Biden used after serving as Vice President in the Obama administration.

The exclusive does not disclose the number or classification level of the documents. However, it does note that the documents are reportedly being reviewed by Biden’s aides to determine if they need to be provided to the US National Archives. The exclusive also notes that the documents are being reviewed to assess if they need to be provided to the Justice Department.

This follows a White House announcement on Monday which announced that a “small number” of classified documents were found in a think-tank office used by Biden after he vacated the vice president’s office in 2017.

In October last year, the National Archives told Congress that the Trump administration did not return all classified records, after Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago was searched for classified documents.

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Congress passed legislation establishing post-WWII national security structure

On July 25, 1947, the National Security Act of 1947 was passed, establishing a linkage between the military and national security, and setting up the National Security Council (NSC), the CIA, the Department of Defense, and several other new agencies, including the National Military Establishment with three separate departments (the Army, the Navy and the new US Air Force), and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Learn more about the National Security Act of 1947.

Brunswick Manifesto proclaimed

On July 25, 1792, the Brunswick Manifesto was proclaimed by Charles William Ferdinand, the Duke of Brunswick during the French Revolutionary Wars. As leader of the forces allied against France, Ferdinand promised retribution against the citizens of Paris if the French Royal Family was harmed. Instead, the Manifesto further inflamed anti-royal sentiment in Paris.