The National Archives has provided nearly 6,000 pages of emails to the House Oversight Committee as part of Republicans' probe into President Biden.
The two letters, which were sent to Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.), were acquired by Axios, and are dated March 26, responding to a request from last September for “certain Presidential and Vice Presidential records from [the] Obama Administration.”
Comer asked In August, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was asked to give unredacted emails from Biden’s time as vice president that involve his son Hunter Biden and Ukraine as part of the panel’s investigation into the family’s foreign business dealings.
In its recent letter, the agency mentioned that it is conducting a “rolling notification process” to representatives of the “former and incumbent Presidents.”
Following its review of the records and Comer’s request, the NARA will be able to provide the Oversight committee with the records, the letter stated.
A senior House Democratic aide informed Axios that NARA has publicly released more than 20,000 pages of emails related to Hunter Biden and the Biden family, as well as over 75,000 more pages of records to House Republicans.
“Please note that some of these records contain personally identifiable information (PII), including personal addresses, phone numbers, and other nonpublic information,” the letter specified. “Accordingly, we ask that the Committee protect such information from public disclosure.”
NARA’s letter to Comer comes a week after Comer indicated that the impeachment vote against Biden may not be the “best path” forward, following in the most recent House Oversight hearing on the investigation. Comer also suggested that criminal referrals would be a more effective way to proceed.
The Hill has reached out to NARA, Comer, and the White House for comment.
