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WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s lawyers discovered more classified material at his Wilmington, Delaware, home than previously announced, the White House said Saturday — deepening a crisis that threatens to sap any political momentum for the president.

White House says five additional pages with classified markings were discovered at the president’s Delaware home.

The latest disclosure is in addition to the discovery of documents found in December in Biden’s garage and in November at his former offices at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, from his time as vice president.

Lawyers for President Joe Biden found more classified documents at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, than previously known, the White House acknowledged Saturday. White House lawyer Richard Sauber said in a statement that a total of six pages of classified documents were found during a search of Biden's private library.

The latest disclosure is in addition to the discovery of documents found in Biden's garage and former VP offices.

The announcement comes days after the White House confirmed a batch of other classified documents had been found.

Five additional pages with classification markings had not been previously identified

The fast-moving revelations have placed the president under the investigation of a special counsel and ignited Republican criticism. The White House said on Saturday that more documents were found.

A 2021 ruling found that the government was mostly responsible for the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas. But the DOJ appealed that ruling this week, which critics say is a win for the NRA.

Journalist filed a defamation suit against the former president in 2019 alleging she was raped in the mid-1990s

Hur spent much of his legal career serving in multiple positions in the Department of Justice. He is also the former U.S. attorney in Maryland, appointed by then-President Donald Trump.