US President Joe Biden
A special counsel has found that US President Joe Biden "wilfully retained and disclosed classified materials", but he will not be charged.
The report says it would be difficult to convict him as he comes across as an "elderly man with a poor memory".
The investigation began more than a year ago after secret documents were found at Mr. Biden's home and former private office.
The files were returned to US officials once discovered.
The special counsel's report revealed for the first time that the documents were classified as Top Secret - the highest level of secrecy, and were about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan.
The files recovered included notebooks containing Mr Biden's entries about national security and foreign policy matters "implicating sensitive intelligence sources and methods".
The report by justice department Special Counsel Robert Hur concluded that the evidence does not establish Mr. Biden's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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