Dick Durbin: Elected Officials Bear Responsibility for Classified Docs

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), President Joe Biden Has lost the “high ground” Concerning the handling classified documents.

Durbin stated that classified documents can only be created by elected officials while speaking to Dana Bash, CNN’s anchor. State of the Union Sunday.

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“Let’s be honest about it. When that information is found, it diminishes the stature of any person that’s in possession of them. It’s not supposed to happen. Whether it was the fault of a staffer or an attorney, it makes no difference. The elected official bears ultimate responsibility,” Durbin spoke.

Durbin stated that it was “outrageous” Trump or Biden’s mishandling of classified documents allegedly occurred, but the Democrat explained the differences between them. One of the key differences was Biden’s cooperation with his lawyers, the Democrat said.

The senator warned that the Biden classified documents inquiry will open the door to House Republicans to conduct a variety of probes, much like the GOP did in 2012 when it investigated the response to the attacks on U.S. officials at Benghazi, Libya.

“We have to worry, since this new group that has taken over control of the House of Representatives [and] has promised us endless investigations, confrontations, impeachments and chaos, what’s going to happen. I only have one word for those who are dubious as to whether that will happen, and that word is Benghazi,” Durbin spoke.

The House Republicans have pledged to investigate Biden’s case regarding classified documents. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R. CA) stated last week that they would oversee the investigation as part of their oversight. “constitutional responsibility to oversee the Justice Department.”

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Saturday’s announcement by the Justice Department they found six documents Biden’s Wilmington home during a 13-hour search. After several other documents were found at Biden’s home or at the Penn Biden Center, Washington, D.C., this discovery is significant.

Robert Hur, the special counsel for the investigation into classified documents in Biden, is handling it. was appointed This was earlier in the month by the Justice Department.