{"id":1821526,"date":"2023-01-24T08:35:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T13:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1821526"},"modified":"2023-01-24T08:37:54","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T13:37:54","slug":"knives-out-dems-increasingly-turn-on-biden-over-classified-docs-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knives-out-dems-increasingly-turn-on-biden-over-classified-docs-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Knives Out: Dems Increasingly Turn on Biden Over Classified Docs Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fknives-out-dems-increasingly-turn-on-biden-over-classified-docs-controversy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1821526&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/joe-biden\">President Joe Biden&#8217;s<\/a> After the elections, Democrats&#8217; support is declining. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\">Justice Department<\/a> More classified documents were found at his Wilmington, Delaware residence.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are frustrated by Biden&#8217;s response, which coincides with their expectations that he will announce his own. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\">2024 reelection campaign<\/a> after he delivers his <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-of-the-union\">State of the Union address<\/a> Next month<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/biden\/white-house\/maga-republicans-2024-elevating\">WHITE HOUSE NOT WORRIED ABOUT ELEVATING GOP TARGETS AS 2024 SPECULATION SWIRLS<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Some Democrats brought popcorn along to the House Republican speakership elections. Now, they have to answer questions about themselves as leaders. Biden and Most People Do Not Distinguish Biden <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">former President Donald Trump<\/a>An increasing number of White House allies are critiquing the administration&#8217;s handling of the scandal&#8217;s classified documents controversies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The drip, drip, drip of new documents is problematic for Biden and is becoming slightly more than an annoyance for Democrats,&#8221; lawyer and former Senate Majority leader <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> Christopher Hahn (D-NY) was an aide to the Senator <i>Washington Examiner<\/i>. &#8220;It\u2019s hard to explain to the public that Biden and Trump should be viewed differently. In politics, if you\u2019re explaining, you\u2019re losing, and it\u2019s clear congressional Democrats have opted not to explain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <i>Aggressive Progressive<\/i> podcast host added, &#8220;While this isn\u2019t an electoral issue at the moment, should this continue into the spring, it could well be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dick-durbin\">Dick Durbin<\/a> (D-IL), is the No. 2 Democrat in Senate, accepted Biden &#8220;well, of course&#8221; The Justice Department was unable to give up the political high ground for classified documents <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/doj-biden-wilmington-home-search-more-classified-documents\">uncovered another batch of records<\/a> in Wilmington last Friday following an almost 13-hour search of \u201call working, living and storage spaces&#8221; of his residence, including from when he was a senator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s be honest about it,&#8221; Durbin told CNN. &#8220;When that information is found, it diminishes the stature of any person who is in possession of it, because it\u2019s not supposed to happen. Whether it was the fault of a staffer or attorney, it makes no difference. The elected official bears ultimate responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\" \/><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" \/><source data-image-size=\"1060x600\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\" alt=\"Biden Classified Docs Map Timeline.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/100-10-85 1x, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/100-10-86 2x\" width=\"1060\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/100-10-85\"   style=\"display:none\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">\n President Joe Biden was found to have several classified documents that he had as a vice president during the Obama administration, in early 2023.<br \/>\n               <\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">\n Joana Suleiman\/Washington Examiner\n               <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-manchin\">Sen. Joe Manchin<\/a> (D-WV), who is up to reelection next, expressed disbelief about Trump&#8217;s and Biden&#8217;s investigations based upon his own experiences using classified documents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I go into the SCIF with the secure documents, they always ask, \u2018Are you clean?\u2019 when you walk out,&#8221; Manchin spoke to NBC. &#8220;They want to make sure you&#8217;re not carrying anything out. \u2026 To put those in unsecured spaces is irresponsible.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think he should have a lot of regrets,&#8221; He also mentioned Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The week before <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/adam-schiff\">Rep. Adam Schiff<\/a> (D-CA), supported an intelligence risk assessment related Biden&#8217;s classified documents controversy. This was similar to the one Trump sought during an interview with ABC, amid speculation that Trump is about to launch a Senate race in California. However, retiring Senator Debbie Stabenow (D\u2013MI) was more reserved. \u201cWell, it\u2019s certainly embarrassing,\u201d She spoke to NBC.<\/p>\n<p>Many Democratic strategists refuse to discuss Biden\u2019s classified documents controversy. This tacit acknowledgement of its political implications before next year\u2019s elections and its neutralization against Trump&#8217;s scrutiny is a tacit admission of their politics. <\/p>\n<p>Sandy Maisel, an ex-Democratic operative, highlighted how government transitions work. &#8220;a time of chaos&#8221; &#8230; and that the principal does. &#8220;do the packing&#8221; the other person. Biden&#8217;s problems are exacerbated simultaneously by his lack transparency, according the Colby College visiting professor in politics and onetime candidate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Biden should also have gone to the public, said we screwed up when I left office, and we are now turning everything over and asking that everywhere be searched for anything else,&#8221; He said. &#8220;The drip, drip, drip is exacting a political cost. &#8230; I think the long-term damage is yet to be seen, and it won\u2019t be until this all plays out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ian Sams, White House Counsel&#8217;s Office spokesperson, defended Biden against Durbin and Manchin Monday, claiming that his colleagues in legislative affairs were &#8220;constantly in touch&#8221; Capitol Hill<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sen. Durbin, for example, in his interview [Sunday], emphasized again that this president was handling this responsibly, that he was properly and appropriately cooperating with the Justice Department,&#8221; Sams said. &#8220;But at the same time, there&#8217;s a lot of other priorities that he&#8217;s focused on. He&#8217;s focused on implementing the legislation that he passed last year. &#8230; These are the kinds of things that he&#8217;s ensuring that he&#8217;s communicating with the American public about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bob Bauer, Biden&#8217;s private attorney, shared a statement last weekend which was partially repeated by the White House Counsel&#8217;s Office. Bauer is married to Anita Dunn. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/bidens-ultra-maga-attack-is-product-of-six-month-study-led-by-anita-dunn\">senior adviser to the president<\/a>Reporters were informed by the Justice Department&#8217;s request for its Wilmington search to be kept secret. &#8220;in accordance with its standard procedures, and we agreed to cooperate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department &#8220;full access&#8221; Biden&#8217;s Wilmington home is also available. &#8220;personally handwritten notes, files, papers, binders, memorabilia, to-do lists, schedules, and reminders going back decades,&#8221; According to Bauer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;DOJ took possession of materials it deemed within the scope of its inquiry, including six items consisting of documents with classification markings and surrounding materials, some of which were from the president\u2019s service in the Senate and some of which were from his tenure as vice president,&#8221; He wrote. &#8220;DOJ also took for further review personally handwritten notes from the vice presidential years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Unsettled opinions are evident in polls regarding the classified documents controversy involving Biden. Biden&#8217;s approval rating was revealed in one of the nation&#8217;s first surveys following his initial disclosure. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/bidens-approval-40-near-lowest-his-presidency-reutersipsos-2023-01-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was at 40<\/a>%, which is close to his lowest presidency. Another poll was taken before the most recent developments. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ipsos.com\/en-us\/document-issue-bad-both-trump-and-biden-american-public-views-trump-more-serious-concern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than 60%<\/a> A majority of respondents believe that Trump and Biden have mishandled classified data. However, Trump&#8217;s actions were considered more improper by respondents (77% to 64%).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden&#8217;s After the elections, Democrats&#8217; support is declining. 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