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More ammunition for the GOP. It's so frustrating.
W_HAMILTON
(8,303 posts)...and in the propaganda/political sense, it's not like Republicans ever needed """ammo""" to begin with, since they would happily just make shit up regardless.
SheltieLover
(59,185 posts)Phoenix61
(17,477 posts)LenaBaby61
(6,991 posts)lapfog_1
(29,928 posts)for the last year.
GoCubsGo
(32,862 posts)But, I'm having second thoughts. I hope they do a good job of dusting them for finger prints. And, I'm betting there ARE security cameras around.
wryter2000
(47,254 posts)I know this is a tempest in a teapot, but Im sick of it.
Model35mech
(2,047 posts)BUT we don't know what the documents were. It's possible that Biden as VP might have been involved in things that he prepared becoming classified as soon as he generated them.
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LenaBaby61
(6,991 posts)The GQP US Taliban Party of pedios, liars, Santos, tRump of treason is liable to do ANYTHING.
This is the party of REVENGE, and I put NOTHING past them. You see that they're trying to blow up "everything," destroy this country and are SO supportive of and Pro-Putin.
CentralMass
(15,447 posts)wnylib
(24,040 posts)So is the timing coincidental?
OTOH, claiming that they were planted sounds like a Trump excuse.
Seems like we are lacking some background info.
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rwheeler31
(6,242 posts)The reporting on this story seems off. They are trying to create a sinister motive by leaving out details.
Bucky
(55,334 posts)There's going to be a House investigation into this "scandal". Count on it.
There's simply no comparison (or rather no sane comparison) between these Biden files and the depth and sheer quantity of classified data mishandling in the Trump files.
Lovie777
(14,540 posts)The corrupt GQP know the difference, but will ignore it.
Bucky
(55,334 posts)I'm sure all sorts of classified info has gotten slipped into all sorts of legacy files.
So much data gets classified in response to FOIA requests, I'm certain there's violations in every president's library.
The real difference is that the Biden Foundation workers identified it, reported it, and turned it in promptly. Trump hid and through his lawyers deliberately lied about the classified info and, in all likelihood, has already sold some of it to Russian and Saudi operatives. Also, the sheer volume of data and levels of sensitivity of the data in question is so much worse with Trump
Trump's data breech had to be solved with an FBI search warrant. Biden's people voluntarily reported themselves on their error. No cover ups, no lies.
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,869 posts)That a trump appointed judge was put on this issue,garland put him there so it would look bipartisan.
You cant be bipartisan with fucking fascists dammit!!
Pantagruel
(2,580 posts)https://www.politicususa.com/2023/01/10/biden-classified-docs-jen-psaki.html
"Jen Psaki said on Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace:
I think what theyre strategically doing, and this is what someone told me there today is being very by the book in every aspect of this, and now this is being reviewed by the Justice Department. Therefore it is in the hands of the Justice Department to provide any additional details. We know the Justice Department does not do such things when a review is ongoing.
Theres an aspect of that that is both convenient in that theres not more details that can be shared and inconvenient because clarifying details are not available to them. They are strategically and purposefully trying to do every aspect by the book because that, in the end, may help them in the long-term even if its unpleasant right now.
The strategy is that the White House knows that they make take a little short term hit in the news cycle, but by doing things the right way, they will gain credibility and the story will fade away.
Nothing suffocates a media story more than boring facts that dont feed a scandal.
One of the many ways that Trump failed as president was that he thought he had to win every second of the media cycle. By compulsively lying non-stop, he fed and created scandals that didnt go away for days, weeks, or months at a time.
The Biden White House knows that the finding that he did nothing wrong will have more credibility if they follow the law. Politically, it also creates a great contrast with Trump and reminds voters of why they elected Biden in the first place.
It is a smart strategy that deals with a bit of negative coverage today in exchange for victory down the road."
Cha
(304,237 posts)gulliver
(13,318 posts)If Trump had turned over any documents found and behaved lawfully according to the process (as Biden is doing), Trump would have no problems right now.
The DoJ investigator is a Trump appointee, so Republicans can't claim bias. Let the chips fall where they may. Biden did the right thing; Trump did the wrong thing.
Bengus81
(7,324 posts)When they find a load of them at some resort country club with members coming and going that Biden owns and then lies about returning them give me a call.
GOP nothing burger...........
haele
(13,356 posts)In a locked room in a locked cabinet. It isn't until you get to Secret or TS that it gets complex and highly monitored.
Haele
CentralMass
(15,447 posts)ecstatic
(34,202 posts)Nobody is even asking for anything. Enough. Every one of those clowns working for him needs to be fired.