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"BIDEN WH asked DOJ to conduct search of DE home." MSNBC (Original Post) sprinkleeninow Jan 2023 OP
Mahalo for the news report, Sprink! Cha Jan 2023 #1
Makes you wonder Rebl2 Jan 2023 #2
I think Biden is wondering CatWoman Jan 2023 #3
Yep Rebl2 Jan 2023 #4
Agreed 👍 phoenix75 Jan 2023 #5
+1 orangecrush Jan 2023 #6
yes it does. 😎 Cha Jan 2023 #14
How come President Biden waited so long? BOSSHOG Jan 2023 #7
Just curious - as CURRENT president, isn't he cleared to have those docs? NullTuples Jan 2023 #8
And it took them THIRTEEN HOURS to find those six! niyad Jan 2023 #9
The NYT headline used the verb "seize" central scrutinizer Jan 2023 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author phoenix75 Jan 2023 #13
This constant refrain is getting so old. OF COURSE Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2023 #11
Imagine what they'd turn up if they had full access to Trump's properties. iemanja Jan 2023 #12
Biden's setting a good example. Now Trump needs to invite them to search all his properties. nt pnwmom Jan 2023 #15
President Biden Won't Be Indicted, And Neither Will Teflon Man SoCalDavidS Jan 2023 #16
I have a problem with the Archives not catching this earlier. live love laugh Jan 2023 #17
What stands out to me is how sloppy the handling of Classified documents is by government. walkingman Jan 2023 #18
Now's a good time for Joe Biden to invite the FBI into his house LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2023 #19
Statement from White House Counsel's Office on ongoing cooperation with the Justice Department: LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2023 #20

BOSSHOG

(37,119 posts)
7. How come President Biden waited so long?
Sat Jan 21, 2023, 11:35 PM
Jan 2023

Is he selling secrets to the Irish? How come there were no fbi pics taken of the “stolen”? Documents? Could it be that it’s because they were retrieved without a subpoena. Why is Jim Jordan taking three showers a day? And two more at night? Now that we know the only drag queen in the house is a Republican will Paul Gosar dance with or repel the queen? Is it true that there never were slaves in Florida? And that if you voted for trump you’d never get COVID? And that if you are a Republican the debt ceiling is only relevant if a good guy is in the White House? I could go on. You all probably wish that I wouldn’t.

The wife and I bonded this afternoon shoveling snow off the driveway. Just making room for fresh snow. More bonding tomorrow. Love Y’all

Good Night

central scrutinizer

(11,662 posts)
10. The NYT headline used the verb "seize"
Sun Jan 22, 2023, 12:03 AM
Jan 2023

“ BREAKING NEWS

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T.J. Kirkpatrick for The New York Times
Investigators Seize More Classified Documents From Biden’s Home”

As if he was resisting

Response to central scrutinizer (Reply #10)

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
11. This constant refrain is getting so old. OF COURSE
Sun Jan 22, 2023, 12:06 AM
Jan 2023

the post discovery handling is 1 million percent different than the trump crook - as expected by any honest man!

But for us to ignore that docs were found and not returned when they were supposed to be returned is just ignoring reality.

pnwmom

(108,997 posts)
15. Biden's setting a good example. Now Trump needs to invite them to search all his properties. nt
Sun Jan 22, 2023, 12:49 AM
Jan 2023

SoCalDavidS

(9,998 posts)
16. President Biden Won't Be Indicted, And Neither Will Teflon Man
Sun Jan 22, 2023, 01:06 AM
Jan 2023

This only gives Garland a little more cover to do nothing.

walkingman

(7,671 posts)
18. What stands out to me is how sloppy the handling of Classified documents is by government.
Sun Jan 22, 2023, 01:25 AM
Jan 2023

Wonder how Obama, "W", Clinton, HW, Reagan have - I totally think Carter was the most honest President ever.

It justs make government look incompetent.

LetMyPeopleVote

(145,627 posts)
19. Now's a good time for Joe Biden to invite the FBI into his house
Sun Jan 22, 2023, 02:47 AM
Jan 2023

This move was suggested on MSNBC earlier this week



https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/joe-biden-put-classified-documents-scandal-rcna65926?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma&taid=63ca032a056e60000198f558&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Regarding multiple discoveries of improperly stored classified documents from Joe Biden’s time as vice president, President Biden’s lawyers assert that they “quickly turned all the classified documents over to authorities and have cooperated fully with the appropriate government agencies.” As has already been noted, that level of cooperation distinguishes the Biden documents matter from the reportedly obstruction-laden fiasco involving hundreds of sensitive documents at former President Donald Trump’s properties. If Biden wants to make an even stronger contrast between himself and Trump, there’s yet another step to take: Consent to a search of his properties.

Special Counsel Robert Hur, who last week was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to lead an investigation into the mishandling of classified documents by Biden, first needs to determine the scope of what he’s dealing with. That is, how many documents — and of what level of sensitivity — are in places they shouldn’t be? That question isn’t just necessary to determine whether someone committed a crime, but it’s also crucial for the intelligence community’s task of performing a damage assessment. That’s why it’s time for Hur to ask for consent to search Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware, home. In fact, Biden should make the offer even if Hur doesn’t first ask.

Hur and his assigned FBI agents should also seek consent to search the office and related storage space Biden used at the Penn Biden Center in Washington. That request could be trickier because it likely involves a landlord-tenant question of who could authorize the search, but it’s not insurmountable. Lastly, the special counsel should also request — and Biden should consent to — a search of any other properties or storage spaces, including his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, even though there are no reports of documents at other locations......

The smart path for both the special counsel and Biden is clear. For the sake of transparency, national security, prosecutive determinations, institutional credibility and politics, a consent search is the way to go. All we need is a special counsel who will ask and a president who will answer, “Yes.”
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