House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner said Sunday that rumors that special counsel Robert Hur will not charge President Biden for possession of classified documents when he was a private citizen would be “devastating” for the national security community.

“This will certainly [continue] to be devastating for the Department of Justice into the Biden administration with their two-tier system of justice,” the Ohio Republican said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “Biden has been found to be a serial classified document hoarder.”

Former President Donald Trump has been charged with violating the Espionage Act for his refusal to return all classified documents after leaving office and storing them at his Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida.

Mr. Biden was found to be in possession of classified materials from his time as a senator and vice president but has cooperated with authorities.

Mr. Turner accused the Department of Justice of purposefully not pursuing charges against Democrats.

“You can’t hoard documents in your home for a decade-long period, concealing them, taking them home as a senator, a vice president, and then suddenly say, ‘hey, two weeks while I was president, I cooperated and therefore it doesn’t count that I spent 10 years as a serial classified documents hoarder,’” Mr. Turner said.

• Ramsey Touchberry can be reached at rtouchberry@washingtontimes.com.