Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden documents

Attorney General Merrick Garland (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

US Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Joe Biden’s home in Delaware and at an office in Washington.

The announcement followed Mr Biden’s acknowledgement on Thursday morning that a document with classified markings from his time as vice president was found in his personal library, along with other documents found in his garage.