What’s in Biden’s ‘secret documents’? Trump’s reaction
In a post on his social media site, TruthSocial, Donald Trump reacted to the discovery of state “confidential documents” from Biden’s office at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington, dating from his 2009 vice presidency. -2017.
“When will the FBI raid Biden’s homes, maybe even the White House?” Trump said the documents in question were definitely in the “confidential” category.
In other posts, Trump claimed that the aforementioned think tank, founded by Biden, received $54 million from China, “(The Chinese) saw the classified documents.” he used the phrase.
WHAT’S IN THE DOCUMENTS?
The CNN story, which is based on “a source close to the matter,” shared that among confidential documents released from Biden’s office at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington, intelligence and briefing notes, including topics such as Ukraine, Iran and England, were shared.
The news indicated that the documents were in about 4 boxes, including the documents that were removed from confidentiality, and it was noted that these documents covered the years 2013-2016.
In the news, Biden’s personal lawyer was said to have seen a file with the words “personal” while closing his office at the University of Pennsylvania, which he used as part of his job, and when he opened it, he found “confidential documents.” “.
According to the source, Biden’s team immediately called the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and “carefully” handed over the relevant documents to that agency.
It is claimed that most of the boxes found in the said office also contain a large amount of personal materials, including funeral proceedings and condolence letters from Biden’s son, Beau Biden, who lost his life.
THE REPUBLIC ANSWERED
Republican and Democratic members of the lower house of the United States Congress, the House of Representatives, answered questions from journalists at their press conferences. Republican lawmakers reacted to the discovery of state “secret documents” in Biden’s office at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington.
Steve Scalise, Republican House Majority Leader, said: “It appears that Biden, who was vice president at the time, took classified documents and kept them for years. While he had these confidential documents, he criticized former President Donald Trump for keeping confidential documents.” saying.
Expressing that he wondered why the press did not ask Biden similar questions to those he was asked when confidential documents from Trump’s house surfaced, Scalise said that the person who will change the “privacy” status of the confidential documents is not constitutionally the vice president, but only the president of the United States.
Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor-Greene, known for her far-right views, argued that Biden should be impeached, saying the president had committed a “serious crime.”
DEMOCRATS SUPPORT FOR BIDAN
On the other hand, Democratic parliamentarian Pete Aguilar affirmed that Biden immediately reported the documents that left his office to the Department of National Archives and the relevant authorities, emphasizing that President Biden “does what he has to do.”
Calling it “hypocritical” for Republicans to ignore and criticize him now, when there are 320 documents in former President Trump’s residence, Aguilar stressed that they will continue to support Biden.
Aguilar noted that this process was carried out in consultation with the National Archives and relevant authorities, as to why the documents found on November 2, 2022 came to light after the midterm elections.
President Biden, who was in Mexico City for the North American Leaders Summit, left journalists’ questions unanswered.
CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS FROM BIDEN’S OFFICE
Richard Sauber, one of Biden’s advisers, said yesterday that Biden’s personal office at the Penn Biden Center had “a small number of documents containing classified information” left over from his tenure as vice president.
Sauber, who said the documents were found in a “locked cabinet” on November 2, 2022, noted that as soon as the documents were found, Biden’s personal attorneys contacted the White House and related state institutions. with the national archives.
White House officials announced that the Justice Department was reviewing the documents in question.
After FBI agents searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago mansion in Palm Beach on August 8, 2022, Biden said, “How can someone be so irresponsible?” he had commented. (AA)