NTD spoke to attorney and former Assistant District Attorney in Brooklyn, New York Marc Ruskin, who is also a retired FBI special agent. Ruskin said there are rigorous requirements for handling the “sensitive compartmented information,” or SCI, that was reportedly found in Biden’s possession. Ruskin said SCI is the highest level of top-secret records.
The appointment has drawn mixed reactions from GOP lawmakers. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Congress should lead the investigation. top-secret Intelligence Committee Chair, Mike Turner, said intelligence agencies should conduct a damage assessment into the potential fallout from mishandling classified records. Biden’s special counsel said the documents probably ended up there by mistake.