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This is why checks and balances in a government institution are vitally important. Now, both a republican and a democrat president have to answer for their carelessness.
The FBI, again, raided the President’s house in Delaware and came away with more evidence that should shock you to your core.
“DOJ took possession of materials it deemed within the scope of its inquiry, including six items consisting of documents with classification markings and surrounding materials, some of which were from the President’s service in the Senate and some of which were from his tenure as Vice President.
“DOJ also took for further review personally handwritten notes from the vice-presidential years,” the president’s personal attorney said.
Stop here and imagine for a minute if that had been some Joe blue-collar worker at a federal facility. What do you think would have happened to him? Would he be allowed to continue to work at said facility?
Is there any way he would maintain a clearance after breaking the cardinal rule of classified documents- don’t misplace them.
This type of double standard for our politicians is incredibly disappointing. And the rules should apply to everyone regardless of what side of the aisle they fall on.
The search was conducted over a 12-hour period on Friday with the approval of the president’s attorneys, unlike the raid on former President Donald Trump’s home, CNN reported.
CNN also reported the following: “The federal search of Biden’s home, while voluntary, marks an escalation of special counsel Robert Hur’s probe into the president’s handling of classified documents and will inevitably draw comparisons to his predecessor, former President Donald Trump – even if the FBI’s search of Trump’s residence was conducted under different circumstances.
“The FBI five months ago obtained a search warrant to search Trump’s Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago, an unprecedented step that was taken because federal investigators had evidence suggesting Trump had not handed over all classified materials in his possession after receiving a subpoena to turn over classified documents to the National Archives.
“Trump’s handling of classified material at Mar-a-Lago is also the subject of a special counsel investigation led by Jack Smith.
“The search shows that federal investigators are swiftly moving forward with the probe into classified documents found in Biden’s possession. Hur, who was appointed a little more than a week ago, is investigating how the president and his team handled Obama-era classified documents that were recently found in Biden’s private possession.”
And that’s why you should be shocked to your core. Both presidents did wrong and neither have been held accountable yet.
Any chance they will be? Hardly.
Chances are we will likely see Trump and Biden on television for their presidential debates, and this whole mess of classified documents will be swept under the rug.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan announced a new probe last Friday into President Joe Biden following revelations that he was in possession of Obama-era classified documents, potentially in violation of federal law governing such materials.
In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, the Ohio Republican noted that it was his committee’s responsibility to conduct such “oversight” and added that he expected the Justice Department to cooperate.
The Judiciary probe follows another by Rep. James Comer’s Oversight Committee investigation into the matter, as well as that of a special counsel appointed by Garland last week.
Special counsels and special investigations into two presidents. Shocking.
