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President Biden defended his handling of classified documents and his mental acuity in a fiery news conference Thursday evening at the White House. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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President Biden, seen at the White House on Sept. 25, 2023. The Justice Department has concluded its investigation into classified documents found in Biden's residences and office space. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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Justice Department will not charge Biden in classified documents probe

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Walt Nauta (left), an aide to former President Donald Trump, arrives with defense attorney Stanley Woodward for a July hearing in federal court in Fort Pierce, Fla. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption

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Former president and 2024 Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump gestures during a campaign event in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Oct. 11. He did not appear in nearby Fort Pierce for a court hearing the next day. Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Donald Trump's classified documents case gets new questions from judge and attorneys

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Former President Donald Trump waves before boarding his personal plane at Miami International Airport on June 13, in Miami after his first court appearance in the classified documents case. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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This artist depiction shows Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, right, appearing in U.S. District Court in Boston, April 14, 2023. Teixeira has been indicted on federal felony charges. The Justice Department says Teixeira faces six counts in the indictment of willful retention and transmission of national defense information. Margaret Small/AP hide caption

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Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton speaks to members of the media in Taipei in April. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Bolton, Trump's ex-national security adviser, calls for him to withdraw from the race

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The Justice Department is working with the Pentagon to investigate how classified U.S. documents about the war in Ukraine ended up on social media platforms. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

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How will the Ukraine document investigation work? A former DOJ 'leak czar' explains

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