why is it OK for Biden to have Classified documents in his... well, all over the place but Trump.. forget it

[excalibur]

It's not the same. Biden didn't try to hide the documents from federal authorities.

Joe Biden has ‘no regrets’ over hiding classified docs until after midterm elections

President Joe Biden scolded a female reporter who asked him about the controversy during a trip to tour storm damage in California.

nypost.com

 

[The Duke]

Absence of malice of intent and willingness to report and return? Sounds fine to me. I'll let you worry and whine about it.

Absence of malice?

Son, I am disappoint.

Those things he was not authorized to view or have did not just bumble their way into his garage.

He was doing something with them.

A Navy submariner would get many years in the Fed pen for doing that.

 

[excalibur]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/17/politics/classified-documents-nara-former-presidents/index.html

Why politicians keep misplacing classified documents

For top US officials, it appears the words "top secret" are sometimes treated as more of a suggestion than a rule.

www.bbc.com

A Trump defense, thanks.

 

[Marener]

. Because a Senator views classified docs in a SCIF.

Says who?

 

[Marener]

A Trump defense, thanks.

If Trump had turned over these documents upon request, he wouldn’t need a defense because he wouldn’t be in trouble.

He’s in trouble because he didn’t turn them over upon request.

 

[excalibur]

Again, Øbama had classified docs insecurely stored in a warehouse and negotiated a settlement in August 2018 with the Archive. This is how the controlling statutory construct, the PRA, anticipates this to be handled.

NOTHING in the PRA authorizes DoJ involvement over papers in possession of a former President.

 

[excalibur]

Says who?

 

[Marener]

That’s what I thought.

Seems all you geniuses think you know everything about being a senator.

 

[excalibur]

If Trump had turned over these documents upon request, he wouldn’t need a defense because he wouldn’t be in trouble.

He’s in trouble because he didn’t turn them over upon request.

Not how it works, the sole controlling statutory construct is the PRA and it anticipates [long] negotiations between a former President and the Archive.

Indeed, Trump's people were in negotiations with the Archive at the time of the unconstitutional raid (the search warrant was a general warrant which is not permitted under the Fourth Amendment).

 

[Rawley]

It's not the same. Biden didn't try to hide the documents from federal authorities.

Neither did Trump. He showed them the room where his docs were stored.

 

[excalibur]

That’s what I thought.

Seems all you geniuses think you know everything about being a senator.

Senators view classified docs in a SCIF.

The Rooms Where Congress Keeps Its Secrets

They're called SCIFs, and they're designed to let members see sensitive information beyond the reach of prying eyes.

www.theatlantic.com

 

[Rawley]

If Trump had turned over these documents upon request, he wouldn’t need a defense because he wouldn’t be in trouble.

He’s in trouble because he didn’t turn them over upon request.

He voluntarily turned over 15 boxes as requested by NARA, and two weeks later the FBI opened a criminal investigation on Trump. How come they didn't do the same with Biden?

 

[excalibur]

Neither did Trump. He showed them the room where his docs were stored.

And he [his people] was in negotiations with the Archive.

 

[Rawley]

And he [his people] was in negotiations with the Archive.

Such a double standard it makes you nauseous that this is our government doing this.

 

[excalibur]

Such a double standard it makes you nauseous that this is our government doing this.

See this for how it is supposed to work.

 

[Rawley]

See this for how it is supposed to work.

No sychophant, that I have ever seen, has been able to explain that Letter of Intent between NARA and Obama.

 

[Marener]

He voluntarily turned over 15 boxes as requested by NARA, and two weeks later the FBI opened a criminal investigation on Trump. How come they didn't do the same with Biden?

It would help if you knew what was going on.

Garland Appoints Special Counsel to Investigate Handling of Biden Documents (Published 2023)

The appointment of Robert K. Hur comes two months after the attorney general named a special counsel to investigate former President Donald J. Trump’s mishandling of classified material.

www.nytimes.com

 

[excalibur]

Absence of malice?

Son, I am disappoint.

Those things he was not authorized to view or have did not just bumble their way into his garage.

He was doing something with them.

A Navy submariner would get many years in the Fed pen for doing that.

Hunter had easy access to the ones held in Joe's garage.

Heck anyone did, no chain of custody.

 

[Marener]

Neither did Trump. He showed them the room where his docs were stored.

So they saw a room. What’s your point?

 

[Rawley]

It would help if you knew what was going on.

Garland Appoints Special Counsel to Investigate Handling of Biden Documents (Published 2023)

The appointment of Robert K. Hur comes two months after the attorney general named a special counsel to investigate former President Donald J. Trump’s mishandling of classified material.

www.nytimes.com

Backatcha. So where is the grand jury and the subpoena?