No Charges for ‘Elderly’ Biden Due to ‘Poor Memory
Federal Prosecutors Decline to Press Charges Against President Biden for Mishandling Classified Documents
Federal prosecutors who investigated President Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents declined to press charges despite discovering top-secret records in his Delaware home’s “garage, offices, and basement den.”
On Thursday, Special Counsel Robert Hur unsealed his report to the Department of Justice (DOJ), concluding “that no criminal charges are warranted in this matter” despite records found related to foreign policy in Afghanistan and handwritten notes “implicating sensitive intelligence.” Prosecutors declined to press charges, in part, because “Biden would likely present himself to the jury, as he did during our interview with him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.”
“Based on our direct interactions with and observations of him, he is someone for whom many jurors will want to identify reasonable doubt,” Hur’s team wrote in the nearly 400-page report. “It would be difficult to convince a jury that they should convict him by — by then a former president well into his eighties — of a serious felony that requires a mental state of willfulness.”
Prosecutors included pictures of where the documents were discovered in Biden’s private residence.
BREAKING: These are some photos of the classified docs President Biden stored in the garage in Delaware, according to Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report. Some of these documents included classified information about Afghanistan, the report says. No criminal charges recommended. pic.twitter.com/IvMQbJglse
Biden was exonerated despite false statements to federal prosecutors, who concluded that the president risked disclosing government secrets to uncredentialed people.
Biden’s excuse to the Special Counsel amounts to a criminal false statement:
Biden explained that when he described material in his notebooks as “classified” he did not actually mean ”classified”
The Special Counsel didn’t buy it. pic.twitter.com/Pq5BnM52Bo
While Biden escapes charges for classified documents discovered across multiple locations, former President Donald Trump faces a 40-count indictment from the Justice Department over an alleged mishandling of records marked classified.
“Mr. Biden’s memory,” Hur’s report said Thursday, “appeared to have significant limitations.”
In the president’s interview with the special counsel’s office, Biden “did not remember when he was vice president,” forgetting both when his term ended and began.
“If it was 2013 — when did I stop being vice president?” the president reportedly asked in his first interview with Hur. “In 2009, am I still vice president?” Biden asked in the second.
Biden also forgot when his son, Beau, had died, “even within several years.” “And his memory appeared hazy when describing the Afghanistan debate that was once so important to him,” the report read.
The facts surrounding Beau Biden’s death have become a routine point of confusion for the president, who lost his son to brain cancer in 2015. President Biden has repeatedly claimed his son died in the Iraq War, which ended in 2011.
“My son was a major in the U.S. Army,” Biden said during a speech to troops in Japan last spring. “We lost him in Iraq.”
Biden had previously made the false claim in November of the previous year at a speech in South Florida. The president confused the war in Iraq with the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine during a talk where he was supposed to be focused on Social Security and Medicare.
“They talk about inflation … inflation is a worldwide problem right now because of a war in Iraq and the impact on oil and what Russia’s doing … excuse me, the war in Ukraine,” the president said. “I’m thinking about Iraq because that’s where my son died.”
Before that, Biden claimed Beau died in Iraq during a speech in Colorado just weeks earlier.
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How does the lack of charges against President Biden for mishandling classified documents during his trip to Japan in 2023 affect the perception of his leadership among Marines?
To Marines during a trip to Japan in 2023. “He gave his life for his country in Iraq.”
The lack of charges against President Biden has sparked criticism and accusations of double standards. Critics argue that if the mishandling of classified documents is a serious offense, then it should be treated as such regardless of who is involved.
Former President Trump’s indictment and ongoing legal battles are seen by some as a stark contrast to the leniency shown towards President Biden. The unequal treatment raises concerns about political bias and selective prosecution.
In response to the criticism, the Department of Justice released a statement defending their decision not to press charges. They emphasized that each case is evaluated based on its own merits and considerations, including the evidence collected and the intent of the individual involved.
While President Biden may have evaded criminal charges, the mishandling of classified documents raises questions about his ability to fulfill his role as commander-in-chief effectively. The president, who has touted his experience and judgment in matters of national security, now faces doubts about his attention to detail and memory.
The revelation of classified documents in Biden’s private residence also raises concerns about security protocols and the president’s handling of sensitive information. Ensuring the safeguarding of classified material is crucial for national security, and any breaches in protocol must be thoroughly investigated and addressed.
Moving forward, it will be essential for the Biden administration to implement stricter security measures to prevent similar incidents from occurring. Transparency and accountability are vital in maintaining public trust and confidence in the government’s ability to handle sensitive information responsibly.
The decision not to press charges against President Biden for mishandling classified documents may have legal justification, but it raises broader questions about accountability and the equal application of the law. The responsibility lies not only with the Department of Justice but also with the American people to demand transparency, fairness, and integrity in the handling of classified information by public officials.
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