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Government Corruption
It Looks Like Biden's Classified Documents Scandal Is About To Explode
2023-01-23
[PJ] Joe Biden takes classified documents very seriously, so he says, but even after the search for classified documents has allegedly ended a couple of times now, it’s not yet over.

In the wake of more documents being discovered at Biden’s home in Wilmington, Del., the Department of Justice is now considering expanding its search for classified documents Biden may have absconded with, according to a report from CBS News.

"Justice Department officials are also considering the possibility of conducting other consensual searches at locations linked to Mr. Biden, said the source familiar with the investigation," the report says.

Related: On Classified Documents, Joe Biden Is Out of Excuses

So far, somewhere between 25 and 30 classified documents, some of which are marked top secret, have been discovered in Biden’s possession—either at his home in Wilmington or at his private office at the Penn Biden Center.

The decision to search more places for documents is a troubling development for Joe Biden and the White House team, who have clearly been caught off-guard by a scandal they had hoped to keep under wraps before it was leaked to the media a couple of weeks ago. But what exactly does it mean? Is this merely a precaution, or is the National Archives suddenly aware of missing documents that have yet to be accounted for?

Let’s not forget the National Archives knew what documents Trump had at Mar-a-Lago. So it stands to reason that the National Archives, which was reportedly unaware of the missing documents when Biden’s lawyers first discovered them, has since attempted to determine what else might be missing from Biden’s years as vice president and now believes there’s more out there to be discovered that they cannot account for. Where are these documents? Who knows? What are they about?

Don’t count on us finding out anytime soon. But they might just be sensitive enough that the DOJ, which is run by Biden wingman Merrick Garland, feels the need to conduct more "consensual" searches of locations linked to Joe Biden.

It sure looks like Biden’s classified documents scandal is about to explode.

Related: PJ - It's Over, Joe: New York Times Throws Joe Biden Under the Bus
WIRE - FBI Conducted 13-Hour Search Of Biden’s Home, Found More Classified Material
Posted by:Besoeker

#18  as too
Posted by: JohnQC   2023-01-23 18:40  

#17   Senate records are being stonewalled as too. What's stashed away at the University of Delaware that they want hidden?
Posted by: JohnQC   2023-01-23 18:39  

#16  Ref #6

"On this day in 1977, President Jimmy Carter, in his first full day in office, fulfilled a campaign promise by granting unconditional pardons to hundreds of thousands of men who had evaded the draft during the Vietnam War by fleeing the country or by failing to register with their Selective Service boards."

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/21/president-carter-pardons-draft-dodgers-jan-21-1977-346493
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2023-01-23 14:20  

#15  Klain will get blamed for the coverup even though it was likely coordinated from a cross town basement. Biden is not going to jail.
This foul up has taken the wind out of the Mar-A-Lago scam and will put Biden in a bad negotiating position with respect to the Congressional investigations and Debt Ceiling fight. I don’t think he will likely escalate the Ukraine mess as popularity for that fight is waning among the American electorate. I think he will eventually exit once his master explains reality to Jill. There will be a waiting period of possibly a year while they get Hunter charged and pardoned in a way that makes future attempts to hold the prodigal accountable for issues missed in the pardon not worthwhile. Joe will need to let the investigations on these issues progress to the Nixon pre-impeachment stage so that Kamala can pardon him. They will also need to have a pre approved VP stooge ready that can clear the House blockade. It will not be any of the lightening rods. Gerald Ford was a lib GOP bozo that nobody had strong objection to.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-01-23 12:41  

#14  Any openings at CNN for MSNBC for Klain?
Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-01-23 11:20  

#13  Ron Klain (Biden's Chief of Staff) is jumping the sinking ship

Or "I have acquired enough favors and power to do my own thing and I don't get paid enough for this shit."
Posted by: DarthVader   2023-01-23 11:15  

#12  Klain is positioning himself to have some sort of professional political stooge future. Many people's political hanger-on resumes are going to end at "served in the Bidet misministration."
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-01-23 11:15  

#11  Long time Dem political operative Ron Klain (Biden's Chief of Staff) is jumping the sinking ship and moving on. Sign of things to come? Who or what might follow?
Posted by: JohnQC   2023-01-23 11:06  

#10  No shame = no regrets = Democrat
Posted by: Frank G   2023-01-23 10:18  

#9  Do you regret it now, Joe? How Biden has repeatedly tried to downplay classified document scandal engulfing his presidency only to be thwarted at every turn by revelations MORE files have been discovered
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-01-23 10:17  

#8  /\ Nixon was quoted as saying "I know who shot John." Gerald Ford sat on the Warren Commission.

Take from that what you will.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-01-23 10:13  

#7  Ford pardons Nixon
Posted by: Procopius2k   2023-01-23 08:42  

#6  Pardons are not like a can of spray paint that covers everything. Only specific crimes of which a person has been convicted can be pardoned.

So, the "pardon" scenario assumes Joe, Hunter et al are tried and convicted of specific crimes.

Anyone see that happening? Bueller? Anyone?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-01-23 08:40  

#5  The plot arc is pretty obvious:
- more docs found
- MSM jumps on Biden
- Biden resigns
- President Kackling Kamala pardons Biden and family for all crimes past and future
- American experiment comes to an end
Posted by: Mercutio   2023-01-23 08:35  

#4  Explode? Don't hold your breath. The worst he gets is a slap on the wrist and a stern look.
Posted by: DarthVader   2023-01-23 08:05  

#3  Having seen Grampy Badfinger for so long, perhaps he meant 'seriously takes' classified material vs 'takes seriously'. Makes as much sense as anything else and is more than enough pretense to make it all go away.
Posted by: Cesare   2023-01-23 07:39  

#2  I still do not believe anything will come of this. The search has already been corrupted; are we going to believe any of the details of the files found? The classified files will all detail Biden’s absolute innocence of all scandals.
Posted by: Airandee   2023-01-23 06:48  

#1  Like Covid the origins of this scandal may never be cleared up. Who was the initial whistle blower and what were his or her motivations? If they were MAGA, Republican or patriotic this would have spilled externally before the election. Instead there was an internal period of incompetent cleanup that failed and implicated more and more of the administration like a behemoth floundering in a tar pit.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-01-23 05:44  

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