We are talking about a tiny number of documents compared to the overall number of materials he handled in those years. No system is perfect.
Hmm, but how do you know that?
Look at this as an example:
The revelation that potentially classified materials were discovered at think tank offices formerly used by President Joe Biden has prompted questions on how the circumstance compares to the seizure last year of hundreds of classified documents at former President Donald Trump's residence.
apnews.com
Notice the difference in reporting? For Biden its: “It’s unclear precisely how many classified materials have been obtained from Biden’s office and home. Richard Sauber, special counsel to the president, said Monday that “a small number of documents with classified markings” were discovered on Nov. 2, 2022,”
It’s unclear, a small number of “classified documents”, no mention of what classification they were.
And then: “On Thursday, Sauber said a second batch of documents with classified markings — a “small number,” he said — had been found in a storage space in Biden’s garage near Wilmington, Delaware, with one document being located in Biden’s personal library in his home.”
Again, “a small number” no mention of the classification level either.
And then: On Saturday, Sauber said that a total of six pages of classified documents were found earlier in the week
during a search at Biden’s homeand were handed over to Justice Department officials.”
Oh, now they say, six documents were discovered!
Now for trump?
“
Roughly 300 documents with classification markings — including some at the top secret level — have been recovered from Trump since he left office in January 2021. “
300 documents discovered! Some with top secret markings!
“National Archives and Records Administration
retrieved 15 boxes of documents, telling Justice Department officials they contained “a lot” of classified material.”
15 boxes discovered! “A lot” worn classified material!
“FBI agents took
about 33 boxes and containers of 11,000 documents from Mar-a-Lago, including roughly 100 with classification markings found in a storage room and an office.”
33 boxes!! 11,000 documents!! 100 with classification markings!!
Sure didn’t take them long to get very specific when it came to trump, but for Biden it was “unclear” and “small number”, they just remained very vague about it when it came to Biden.
And then when the documents were discovered?
“After the materials were discovered at the think tank, Biden’s personal attorneys immediately alerted the White House counsel’s office, which notified NARA, which took custody of the documents the next day, Sauber said”
“immediately notified the White House counsel office!
For trump?
“A Trump representative told NARA in December 2021 that presidential records had been found at Mar-a-Lago, nearly a year after Trump left office.”
Nearly a year after trump left office! Odd, no mention that Biden found his records after having them for over a decade….
We probably don’t know how many documents Biden actually had because 1) the differences in how the stories were reported and 2) bidens personal attorneys were able to conduct the search for the documents themselves, and 3) NARA only seemed to be concerned about the documents trump had, but not interested in the ones Biden had.
