Rep. Chris Stewart said Sunday that the defense offered by President Biden that he unknowingly was in possession of classified materials from his time as vice president is “nonsense.”
The Utah Republican did not buy Mr. Biden’s explanation, given the red classified markings that typically accompany such sensitive documents.
“Every single page has a classification marking on it. This isn’t the kind of thing that you just sit on your desk and you think, ‘Oh, I forgot that they’re classified.’ It’s very clear that they’re classified,” Mr. Stewart said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “For those who think that, ‘Well, the president didn’t realize that he had those in his possession.