House Republicans have suggested that President Biden used an email alias to abuse his office and cover it up, but an initial tranche of the messages reveals banal content and personal information.
The former president did not appear in person for a second arraignment in the case after an updated indictment last month, and he indicated last week that he would plead not guilty.
The newly disclosed sections revealed more of the evidence cited by the Justice Department as a basis for searching former President Donald J. Trump’s club and residence last summer.
The former president has long stowed papers and odds and ends in cartons that he liked to keep close. His aides have called it the “beautiful mind” material.