OPINION: 'Immaculate reception' works in football but not for president with classified info
The latest batch of documents easily establishes"gross mishandling" of classified material, the standard being investigated by the special counsel. The only question is who is responsible and President Biden portrays himself as a mere pedestrian"surprised" over and over again by the discovery of classified documents in his home. He is fast becoming the Claude Rains of presidents in feigning shock that there is handling of classified material in this establishment.
After all, Biden continued,"If he did so, can he now bring the activities of the intelligence community within the strict limits of the law? We will expect that in the future of intelligence agencies. If that is to be the case, then we must hold the director – DCI – accountable as well." Notably, some of the recently discovered classified documents may have been from Biden's time as a senator – over 10 years ago. I have previously noted that Biden"has always been better at expressing revulsion than responsibility." When it came to Sorensen, Biden could not imagine a rationalization for a nominee to excuse such mishandling of classified material, but as a president,"there is no there there.
Biden has continued to make the case against himself with remarkable determination. His defense that some documents were housed in his"locked garage with my Corvette" may go down as one of the most imbecilic statements in modern political history. He then followed up with his"no regrets" comments just before more classified documents were found"there."
While special counsel do not mind defendants making fools of themselves, they do not want to join them in such public spectacles. In this investigation, the Biden defense is looking increasingly implausible in his claim of no knowledge or responsibility. Indeed, if any witness or forensic evidence shows that Biden came into contact with any of these documents over the last 10 years, this dubious defense will take on a far more sinister appearance.
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