--- title: Classified Documents Found in Biden's Garage Near Corvette description: Joe Biden acknowledged the discovery of classified documents at his Delaware home—revealed they had been locked up alongside his beloved Corvette. 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It was a not-the-Onion moment in an otherwise increasingly serious story for President Biden: Shortly after Biden’s lawyer Richard Sauber confirmed a set of classified documents had been discovered in the garage of Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware home, the President acknowledged the find—and revealed they had been locked up alongside his beloved Corvette._  by [Mariah Espada](https://time.com/author/mariah-espada/)  ## Mariah Espada Jan 12, 2023 6:57 PM UTC  President Joe Biden with his 1967 Corvette Stingray in Wilmington, DE on July 16, 2020. President Joe Biden with his 1967 Corvette Stingray in Wilmington, DE on July 16, 2020.Adam Schultz—Biden for President  by [Mariah Espada](https://time.com/author/mariah-espada/)  ## Mariah Espada Jan 12, 2023 6:57 PM UTC It was a [not-the-Onion moment](https://www.theonion.com/shirtless-biden-washes-trans-am-in-white-house-driveway-1819570732) in an otherwise increasingly serious story for President Biden: Shortly after Biden’s lawyer Richard Sauber [confirmed](https://twitter.com/IanSams46/status/1613555584837484545) a set of classified documents had been discovered in the garage of Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware home, the President acknowledged the find—and revealed they had been locked up alongside his beloved Corvette. The revelation came from Biden’s appearance at an event on the economy in the White House’s South Court Auditorium. Fox News’ White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked the president, “Classified materials next to your Corvette? What were you thinking?” “My Corvette’s in a locked garage, OK? So it’s not like they’re sitting out on the street,” Biden responded. “People know I take classified documents and classified materials seriously.” The internet reactions are already coming. Seth Mandel, executive editor of the Washington _Examiner Magazine_, quickly [tweeted](https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/1613565933305630721), “Biden keeping classified docs with his Corvette is the most Biden thing ever, I can’t even be mad,” a nod to the president’s well known [love of cars](https://www.lifestyleasia.com/ind/gear/motoring/joe-biden-secret-car-collection-is-actually-as-presidential-as-he-is/). > [](https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/1613565933305630721) In the words of Taylor Swift, radio host Grace Curley [jokes](https://twitter.com/G%5FCURLEY/status/1613571935744708608) that Biden’s Corvette would also “very much like to be excluded from this narrative.” > [](https://twitter.com/G%5FCURLEY/status/1613571935744708608) The car in question is likely Biden’s 1967 Corvette Stingray, a classic green convertible [featured ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP-hyDSlmUs)in Jay Leno’s Garage show. The episode, released in fall of 2016, was only the third time Biden was able to drive it since his vice presidency began-– vice presidents aren’t allowed to drive during their term, except on rare occasions. It was a wedding gift from his father Joe Biden Sr., a successful car salesman, according to Biden. Leno described it as “the only vehicle \[Biden\]’s ever loved.”  Classified documents were found as part of a personal library in the garage of President Joe Biden. Biden is pictured here with his Corvette Stingray in Wilmington, DE on July 16, 2020. Adam Schultz—Biden for President The classified documents were found as part of a personal library in the garage, and were Obama-Biden administration related records. No further details have been released on what the documents entail. On Monday, the White House confirmed an initial batch of [classified documents](https://time.com/6245949/biden-classified-documents-investigation/) has been discovered at The Penn Biden Center, an office space of the 46th president. Sauber said in a statement that the White House would cooperate with the National Archives and the Department of Justice. On Wednesday, Doocy, alongside other White House correspondents, had a tense exchange with White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about the classified documents. “On these documents, how could anyone be that irresponsible?,” Doocy asks, reiterating a question Biden had in response to the boxes of classified documents found in former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-lago resort last year. The Justice Department had already appointed a special counsel to investigate Trump’s possible mishandling of classified documents. On Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced he’s appointing a separate special counsel—former U.S. attorney Robert Hur— to investigate the records found in Biden’s Delaware home and Washington D.C. office.i Despite the differences between the two cases, the revelations about Biden’s classified documents have resulted in inevitable comparisons, especially from the right. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6246994/biden-classified-documents-delaware-corvette/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6246994/biden-classified-documents-delaware-corvette/"},"headline":"President Biden, His Corvette, and the Latest Stash of Classified Documents","datePublished":"2023-01-12T18:57:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:42:41.600Z","description":"The car in question is likely Biden's 1967 Corvette Stingray, a classic green convertible featured in Jay Leno’s Garage show.","url":"https://time.com/6246994/biden-classified-documents-delaware-corvette/","keywords":["Biden Administration","News Team"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt642334fe4f6813e5/698a397347ca3871fd3ba69f/biden-corvette-classified-documents-02.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mariah Espada","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/mariah-espada/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt642334fe4f6813e5/698a397347ca3871fd3ba69f/biden-corvette-classified-documents-02.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"biden-corvette-classified-documents-02","caption":"President Joe Biden with his 1967 Corvette Stingray in Wilmington, DE on July 16, 2020.","creditText":"Adam Schultz—Biden for President","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/biden-administration/","name":"Biden Administration"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6246994/biden-classified-documents-delaware-corvette/","name":"President Biden, His Corvette, and the Latest Stash of Classified Documents"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"President Biden Acknowledges Classified Documents Found At His Home","description":"It was a not-the-Onion moment in an otherwise increasingly serious story for President Biden: Shortly after Biden’s lawyer Richard Sauber confirmed a set of classified documents had been discovered in the garage of Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware home, the President acknowledged the find—and revealed they had been locked up alongside his beloved Corvette.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fW1p6cVr/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2023-01-12T17:57:13.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fW1p6cVr.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/6246994/biden-classified-documents-delaware-corvette/","duration":"PT1M25S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/6246994/biden-classified-documents-delaware-corvette/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```