{"id":2171428,"date":"2024-02-08T16:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T21:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-counsel-bidens-classified-documents-mishandling-doesnt-warrant-charges\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T16:11:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T21:11:13","slug":"special-counsel-bidens-classified-documents-mishandling-doesnt-warrant-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-counsel-bidens-classified-documents-mishandling-doesnt-warrant-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s mishandling of classified documents not deemed charge-worthy by Special Counsel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fspecial-counsel-bidens-classified-documents-mishandling-doesnt-warrant-charges%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=2171428&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. President Joe Biden gives a thumbs-up after delivering remarks \u2062in the State \u2064Dining Room at the White House on September 06, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/sophia-flores\">Sophia Flores<\/a><br \/>1:00 PM \u2013Thursday, February\u200c 8, 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Special\u200c counsel Robert Hur has released his report which concluded\u2064 that while President Joe Biden willfully retained and disclosed classified military and national security\u200d information, he will not face criminal charges.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Hur\u2019s 345-page report on Biden\u2019s mishandling of Obama-era classified documents during his time as vice president were delivered \u2064to \u200bCongress on Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe conclude that the evidence does not \u2062establish Mr. Biden\u2019s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt,\u201d \u200bthe report says. \u201cProsecution of \u200cMr. Biden is also unwarranted based on our consideration of \u2063the aggravating and mitigating factors.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Biden\u2019s conduct \u201cpresent[ed] serious risks to national \u200dsecurity, given the vulnerability of extraordinarily sensitive information\u200b to loss or compromise to America\u2019s adversaries\u2026But addressing those risks when pursuing criminal\u2063 charges, the only means available to this office, is not the \u200dproper remedy here,\u201d the report continued. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>According to the report, \u201cFBI agents recovered these materials from the garage, offices, and basement den in Mr. Biden\u2019s Wilmington,\u200c Delaware, home.\u201d   <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: Photos reveal boxes of classified documents Joe Biden stored in \u2064his Garage <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XYp006dI1Y\">pic.twitter.com\/XYp006dI1Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1755684926211412327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Additionally, Biden kept unauthorized notebooks in unlocked drawers and in unsecure places in both his Virginia and Delaware homes. <\/p>\n<p>Biden often used \u200bnotebooks during his time as vice president, especially during the President\u2019s\u2063 Daily briefing\u2062 and during National Security Council meetings.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>The materials in these notebooks \u201cmarked classified documents about military and foreign policy\u2064 in Afghanistan \u200dand notebooks containing Mr. Biden\u2019s handwritten entries about issues of national security and foreign policy implicating sensitive intelligence source and methods.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During his investigation, Hur discovered that Biden knew about the classified documents that were\u200d in his home in 2017, a time when he was a private citizen and no longer in\u200d the White House. Biden\u2062 admitted that he shared some of the document\u2019s information with a\u2063 ghost writer \u2063prior to his \u200bmemoir\u200b being released.  <\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s ghostwriter will not be charged with obstruction of\u2064 justice due to deleting audio recordings he had that were of \u201csignificant evidentiary value.\u201d <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAfter learning \u200dof the special counsel\u2019s appointment in this \u200cmatter, Mr. Biden\u2019s ghostwriter deleted audio recordings \u2063he had created of his \u200bdiscussions with Mr. Biden during the writing of Mr. \u200dBiden\u2019s 2017 memoir,\u201d the report said. \u201cThe recordings had significant evidentiary\u200d value.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hur claimed that it\u200c is difficult to prosecute Biden \u200das \u2062he could appear as a \u2062\u201csympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a \u200dpoor memory\u201d to\u2064 jurors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 SPECIAL COUNSEL REPORT: \u201cWe have also considered that, at trial, Mr. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during \u2064our\u200d interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning,elderly man with\u2062 a\u200c poor memory\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YSSPQkIW4y\">pic.twitter.com\/YSSPQkIW4y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson\u2063 (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1755689660888617111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February\u2062 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201c(It) \u201cwould be difficult to convince a jury that they should convict him \u2013 by then a former president well into his eighties\u200b \u2013 of a serious felony that requires\u200d a mental \u2063state of willfulness,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Biden would likely\u2064 present himself to a\u200c jury, as he did during our interview of \u2063him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a \u2062poor memory,\u201d\u200c Hur wrote, adding that \u2064Biden \u201cis someone for whom many jurors will want to identify reasonable doubt.\u201d  <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It was also revealed that Biden\u2019s memory is hazy. The Democrat did not remember when \u2062he was vice president and was \u2063unclear \u200bon the years he was Obama\u2019s right hand man. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Joe Biden \u201cdid \u200bnot remember when he was vice president.. He did not remember, even within\u200c several years,\u200d when his son Beau died. And \u2063his memory appeared hazy when describing the Afghanistan debate that was \u200bonce so important to him\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NmwuykPKIE\">pic.twitter.com\/NmwuykPKIE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1755691490741764254?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This re-evaluation comes at a time where many citizens are worried about\u2064 Biden and his competency to run the country. <\/p>\n<p>According to a poll from <em>NBC<\/em>, 76% of voters are concerned about Biden\u2019s age.\u200c He is currently 81-years-old. If\u2063 he were elected to a second \u200bterm, he would be 86-years-old by the\u200d time he left office. <\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of the report, Hur went on to state that this case differs from Trump\u2019s mishandling of documents\u200d because he claims Biden was cooperative with investigators \u2063while the 45<sup>th<\/sup> president was not.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cMr.\u200c Trump allegedly did the opposite,\u201d Hur Wrote, \u201cAccording\u200d to the indictment, he not only refused to return the documents \u200bfor many months, but\u2064 he also obstructed justice.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare \u200dthis post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Last week \u2064a major court case wrapped up final arguments in Georgia. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The White House says they will not accept Hamas\u2019s ceasefire demands as they look to free \u200bthe remaining Israeli hostages.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Attorney General candidate in Missouri Will Scharf explains why he believes Democrats want illegal aliens to cross the border, saying it\u2019s part \u2062of\u200b their election strategy. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A bipartisan\u2062 group of House and Senate lawmakers call for the immediate release of Israeli hostages. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google says consumers can pay \u200dfor better reasoning capabilities as it vies with Microsoft\u00a0to win subscriptions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple\u00a0is\u200b building prototypes of at least\u200d two iPhones that fold widthwise\u2064 like a clamshell.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tesla sent out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-cmte-examines-zuckerbucks-impact-on-elections\/\" title=\"House committee investigates the influence of 'Zuckerbucks' on elections\">single-line \u200cquery<\/a> for each job after canceling some \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crumbley-verdict-could-threaten-2nd-amendment\/\" title=\"Crumbley Verdict Could Threaten 2nd Amendment\">employees\u2019 biannual performance reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta Platforms\u00a0will begin detecting and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/1st-migrant-indicted-by-grand-jury-in-assault-of-2-nypd-officers-in-times-square\/\" title=\"First migrant charged by grand jury for assaulting 2 NYPD officers in Times Square\">labeling\u2062 images generated<\/a> by other companies\u2019 \u2064AI services in the coming months.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200brnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What challenges did the Special Counsel identify in prosecuting President Biden \u2063for his mishandling of classified information<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: Special Counsel Report Concludes President Biden Will Not Face Criminal Charges for Mishandling Classified\u2063 Information<\/p>\n<p>Introduction<\/p>\n<p>In a recent report released by Special Counsel Robert\u2063 Hur, it has been concluded that President Joe Biden will not \u2064face criminal charges for willfully retaining and disclosing classified military and\u2063 national security information. The 345-page report, delivered to Congress on Thursday, sheds light on Biden&#8217;s mishandling of Obama-era classified \u200cdocuments during his time \u2063as vice president.<\/p>\n<p>Notable Findings<\/p>\n<p>The report states \u2062that while President Biden&#8217;s actions\u200c presented\u200b serious risks to national security, addressing those risks through criminal charges is \u200bnot the \u200bappropriate remedy.\u2062 It emphasizes that the evidence does not establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and that prosecution is unwarranted\u2063 considering both the aggravating and mitigating factors.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation revealed that unauthorized notebooks \u200bcontaining classified documents about military \u200dand foreign\u2062 policy were discovered in Biden&#8217;s homes in Virginia and Delaware. FBI agents recovered these materials from his garage, offices, and basement\u200d den\u200d in Wilmington, Delaware.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, it was found that Biden had \u200dshared some \u200dof the document&#8217;s \u200cinformation with a ghostwriter before the release of his memoir. However, the ghostwriter will not face obstruction of justice \u200ccharges for deleting audio recordings \u2064that had significant evidentiary value.<\/p>\n<p>Challenges of Prosecution<\/p>\n<p>Hur notes\u200c in the report\u200b that prosecuting Biden would be challenging due\u200b to \u200chis portrayal as a sympathetic, well-meaning, \u2064elderly man with a poor memory. It would be\u2063 difficult to convince a jury to convict a former president well into his eighties, especially for a \u2064serious felony \u2064that requires a mental state of willfulness.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns and Controversies<\/p>\n<p>These revelations come at a time when many citizens are worried\u200d about President Biden&#8217;s competency to lead the country. A recent NBC poll showed that \u206476% of voters are concerned about his\u200d age, with President Biden currently being 81\u200c years old. If he were to serve a second term, he would be 86 years old by the time he left office.<\/p>\n<p>Comparisons with Trump&#8217;s \u2062Case<\/p>\n<p>The report also addresses the difference between Biden&#8217;s case and former President Trump&#8217;s mishandling of documents. It highlights that Biden has been cooperative with investigators, unlike Trump. This distinction underscores the intention \u2064behind the report&#8217;s findings and the \u200dapproach taken towards each situation.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>While President Biden&#8217;s mishandling of \u2064classified information raises concerns about national security, the special \u200ccounsel&#8217;s report concludes that criminal charges are not warranted. \u2064The report highlights the challenges of prosecution and acknowledges Biden&#8217;s portrayal \u200bas an elderly\u200b man \u200dwith\u200c a poor memory. Nevertheless, it remains crucial for individuals\u200d to\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boeberts-estranged-husband-posts-statement-after-theater-incident-i-was-unfaithful-to-lauren\/\" title=\"Boebert's Ex-Husband Admits Infidelity in Theater Incident.\">hold public officials accountable<\/a>\u2063 for their actions\u200d to ensure the \u200cintegrity \u2063of national security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured in the State Dining Room at the White House on September 06, 2023, received a positive response. 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