Biden had fewer classified documents that we know of, than Trump, but the real enigma is how Biden, and for that matter, his Justice Department, managed to hide the discovery for 68 crucial days, tianathefirst writes
The scope, the location, and the disclosure of Biden's classified documents all call into question just how ethically the revelations were handed by both Biden's personal team and the Justice Department.Unlike Trump, who, as president, had the power to declassify unilaterally the documents federal authorities obtained from their raid on Mar-a-Lago, Biden did not have the power to declassify documents until taking office in 2021.
So apples to apples, Biden had fewer classified documents — that we know of — than Trump, but dispersed among more unsecured locations and dating back further than Trump. But the real enigma is how Biden, and for that matter, his Justice Department, managed to hide the discovery for 68 crucial days. Recall that Biden's personal attorneys, who presumably do not share the president's security clearance, discovered the first round of documents on Nov. 2. Biden told the National Archives the day after and the Justice Department the day after that. Merrick Garland didn't appoint a U.S. attorney to investigate the situation until Nov. 14, six days after the midterm elections. The news didn't leak to the public until Jan.
As evidenced by White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's incorrect assertion that all improper documents in Biden's personal possession had been unearthed, the White House may not be totally on board with the president's personal legal team. But the DOJ, which allowed those personal attorneys to search on their own, clearly is. The only question remaining is why the supposedly apolitical DOJ gave Biden a two-month lead over the special counsel set to investigate the matter.
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