Key events in the Biden classified documents probe: Updated timeline

The Department of Justice conducted a search of President Joe Biden's home in Wilmington, Delaware, on Friday, Jan. 20, finding more classified documents from Biden's time out of office just one day after he made rare public comments on the matter.

«I'm following what the lawyers have told me they want me to do. It's exactly what we're doing. There's no 'there' there,» he told reporters.

Here is an updated timeline of significant developments:

Nov. 4: The National Archives inspector general contacted the Justice Department to say the White House notified the National Archives that documents bearing classification markings were identified at Penn Biden Center, the think tank in Washington, D.C., that Biden used after leaving office as vice president in 2017. According to Biden's attorneys, the classified materials were from his vice presidency and were found on Nov. 2.

Nov 9: FBI commenced an assessment to understand whether classified information had been mishandled.

Nov. 14: Garland assigned U.S. Attorney John Lausch to conduct an initial investigation on whether to appoint a special counsel.

November: The FBI searched the Penn Biden Center after Biden's lawyers reported finding the classified documents at his former office, according to three sources familiar with the situation. It is unclear if the FBI found any additional documents during the search, which was done in coordination with Biden's lawyers.

Dec. 20: Biden's personal counsel informed Lausch that additional documents bearing classification markings were identified in the garage of Biden's Wilmington, Delaware, home. The FBI went to the location and secured those documents, Garland said.

Jan. 5: U.S. Attorney Lausch advised Garland that further investigation by a