{"id":2172022,"date":"2024-02-09T07:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T12:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-spun-bidens-classified-docs-as-six-items-but-special-counsel-report-reveals-it-was-300-plus\/"},"modified":"2024-02-09T07:50:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T12:50:28","slug":"democrats-spun-bidens-classified-docs-as-six-items-but-special-counsel-report-reveals-it-was-300-plus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-spun-bidens-classified-docs-as-six-items-but-special-counsel-report-reveals-it-was-300-plus\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats misrepresented the number of Biden&#8217;s classified documents as &#8216;six items,&#8217; but the special counsel report reveals it was over 300"},"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\">42<\/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%2Fdemocrats-spun-bidens-classified-docs-as-six-items-but-special-counsel-report-reveals-it-was-300-plus%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=2172022&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--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<h2>Explosive Report \u200bReveals Biden&#8217;s Mishandling of Classified Materials<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s bombshell report by Special Counsel Robert \u200dHur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/storage\/report-from-special-counsel-robert-k-hur-february-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">concluded<\/a> that \u201cPresident Biden willfully retained and disclosed classified \u200cmaterials \u2062after his vice \u200dpresidency when he \u200dwas a private citizen.\u201d And though the material concerned\u200b \u201cissues of national security \u2062and\u200d foreign policy\u200d implicating sensitive intelligence sources and methods,\u201d and \u200cpresented \u201cserious risks \u2064to national security,\u201d\u2062 Hur recommended against charging Biden in his\u2062 380-plus-page report, saying it would be \u201cdifficult to convince a \u200djury\u201d to\u200b convict such \u201ca\u2063 sympathetic, \u2064well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Concerns over \u200dBiden&#8217;s Mental State<\/h3>\n<p>Hur\u2019s \u200bdamning \u200dassessment of Biden\u2019s degenerative mental\u2063 state launched\u200d a media frenzy \u200cconcerning his fitness \u200bfor office, prompting the president to angrily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/02\/08\/biden-special-counsel-report-hur-00140617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">condemn<\/a> the report\u2064 for including what he called \u201cextraneous\u201d\u2064 matters in a hastily arranged press conference Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1522184794\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1150f63a12cf3d9e9a3e2e16fb2b9c48 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1150f63a12cf3d9e9a3e2e16fb2b9c48\"><\/div>\n<p>Coming on the heels of Biden claiming he had recently conversed with \u200dtwo long-dead foreign \u2063leaders,\u200d Hur\u2019s \u2063conclusion\u2062 that the president\u200b suffered from a \u201csignificantly limited\u201d\u2063 memory as early \u200bas 2017 should lead the country \u2014 and the\u200b Cabinet \u2014 to consider Biden\u2019s fitness for president. But the focus on the \u2063passages related to Biden\u2019s mental\u200c infirmities has distracted from another huge takeaway\u2062 from the report: the vast amount of top-secret and classified material Biden had \u2064removed, stored\u2064 in unsecured locations, and communicated to the ghostwriter of his memoirs.<\/p>\n<p>Following the FBI\u2019s surprise raid on Mar-a-Lago, headlines blared\u200d that former President Trump had <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/politics\/donald-trump-had-more-than-300-classified-documents-at-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-times-maggie-haberman-attacks-president-trump-over-white-house-reporters-having-to-work-early-on-christmas-eve\/\" title=\"NY Times\u2019 Maggie Haberman Attacks President Trump Over White House Reporters Having to Work Early on Christmas Eve\">mar-a-lago<\/a>-report\/&#8221;>retained<\/a> \u201cmore than 300 classified documents\u201d after leaving the White House. In contrast, \u200bwhen news broke \u2062that Biden\u2019s attorneys\u2063 had alerted the National Archives\u2063 to \u200cthe discovery \u200cof classified documents in\u200b a closet at a\u2064 Washington, D.C., think tank, \u200dthe \u200daccomplice media <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-politics-united-states-government-812ef44a5333f6d93423a67a683fa024\">repeated<\/a> claims by Biden\u2019s attorney that \u201c\u2019a small number of documents with \u200dclassified markings\u2019 were discovered as Biden\u2019s personal attorneys were clearing out the offices\u2063 of the Penn Biden Center.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Biden lawyer \u2064would later report finding a few additional classified documents at the \u200bPresident\u2019s Delaware home, prompting the FBI to conduct a 12-plus-hour search of the residence. \u200bAfter the search, Biden\u2019s attorney issued a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/01\/21\/politics\/white-house-documents\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">acknowledging<\/a> the \u201cDOJ took possession of materials it deemed \u200bwithin the scope of its inquiry, including six items\u200b consisting of\u2062 documents with classification markings \u2062and\u200d surrounding materials.\u201d The\u2062 DOJ also <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/01\/23\/discovery-of-more-biden-docs-proves-mar-a-lago-raid-was-just-another-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">seized<\/a> \u201cfor further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-search-bidens-home-discover-more-classified-documents\/\" title=\"Feds Search Biden\u2019s Home, Discover More Classified Documents\">view personally handwritten notes<\/a> from the vice-presidential years,\u201d Biden\u2019s personal attorney announced at the \u2064time.<\/p>\n<p>We now know, though, that\u200c the \u201csix items\u201d and the \u201cpersonally handwritten notes\u201d consisted of hundreds of top\u2064 secret\u2064 or classified documents, including notebooks filled with Joe Biden\u2019s summary of classified\u2064 briefings. A quick count from the\u2064 special counsel\u2019s \u2064appendix reveals the government recovered more than 300 pages of\u2063 top-secret and classified documents.\u2062 The FBI also seized\u2063 a hard \u2064drive, but the appendix lacks any details on its contents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f0a65d2c3a51d6d316de4fb753a6a8dc fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f0a65d2c3a51d6d316de4fb753a6a8dc\"><\/div>\n<p>The \u2062top-secret and classified documents, as well as\u200b many others marked confidential,\u2062 were discovered at the Penn Biden Center, the University of Delaware, and Biden\u2019s Delaware home,\u200c including\u200d in his garage.\u200c According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-fbi-official-violated-policy-accepted-dinners-and-black-tie-event-invitations-from-media\/\" title=\"Senior FBI Official Violated Policy, Accepted Dinners And Black-Tie Event Invitations From Media\">special counsel report<\/a>, the material included notes from classified briefings that discussed \u201cU.S.\u2062 intelligence sources, methods \u2026 capabilities,\u201d and activities, as well as the activities of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/15-media-personalities-claimed-hunters-laptop-emails-were-likely-russian-propaganda-before-new-york-times-authenticated\/\" title=\"15 Media Personalities Claimed Hunter\u2019s Laptop Emails Were Likely Russian Propaganda Before New York Times Authenticated\">foreign intelligence services<\/a>. Other\u2062 notes discussed \u2064\u201cU.S. military\u2064 programs and capabilities,\u2062 foreign military programs\u2062 and capabilities,\u201d \u2064and \u201cplans and capabilities of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-consider-enacting-statute-to-increase-punishments-for-domestic-terrorism\/\" title=\"Lawmakers consider enacting statute to increase punishments for domestic terrorism\">foreign terrorist organizations<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The quantity and significance of the recovered material far exceed what \u200cBiden\u2019s lawyers and their\u200d media accomplices had led\u2062 Americans to\u2062 believe \u2014 that\u200c it was\u200c but a few documents inadvertently retained. The special counsel\u2019s\u2062 report also reveals that Biden\u200c knew about at least \u200bsome of the \u2064classified \u200cdocuments as early as 2017, when he told the\u2064 ghostwriter of his book about discovering them.<\/p>\n<p>Yet when \u2064asked about Trump\u2019s retention of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, Biden asked rhetorically how\u2063 \u201canyone could be that irresponsible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u200d data was in there that\u200b may compromise sources and methods?\u201d Biden added\u200d about the materials\u200d Trump retained.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c5c102eab09dd54bc9a4f589577ce8fd fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c5c102eab09dd54bc9a4f589577ce8fd\"><\/div>\n<p>Hur also tried to distinguish Trump\u2019s situation from \u200dBiden\u2019s, noting that \u2064Trump retained the documents after being asked for them to be \u200creturned and then\u200b allegedly had them moved. According to Hur\u2019s report, though, Biden knew he had the classified documents as early \u2062as 2017\u2063 and didn\u2019t try \u200cto return them.<\/p>\n<p>Further,\u200b as the House Oversight Committee\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/release\/chairman-comers-statement-on-transcribed-interview-with-kathy-chung\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">revealed<\/a> last year, the \u200bthen-White House\u200d Counsel \u200bDana Remus had tasked\u200d Joe Biden\u2019s former vice-presidential assistant, Kathy Chung, with retrieving boxes\u2062 from the Penn Biden Center as early as May 2022. That was a full six\u200c months before \u200dBiden\u2019s attorney would acknowledge the discovery of the classified documents.<\/p>\n<p>James Comer, chairman of \u2062the House\u200d Oversight Committee, \u200ctold The Federalist that this fact and \u2063the House\u2019s investigation \u201cunravel the \u2063White \u200dHouse\u2019s and President Biden\u2019s personal attorney\u2019s narrative\u200c of events.\u201d And even though\u2063 \u201cJoe Biden willfully retained classified documents for years in unsecure locations\u200b and\u2062 intentionally disclosed them,\u201d he \u201cfaces no consequences for his actions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmericans expect equal justice under the law and are dismayed the Justice Department continues to\u200c allow Joe Biden to\u2063 live \u2063above it,\u201d \u2062Comer added.<\/p>\n<p>This is all true. But there may well be something Americans expect even more and something they refuse to allow Biden to deprive them of \u200d\u2014\u2063 a mentally cognizant commander in chief.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c513cfa9c844dc89bb65f78dc303552c fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c513cfa9c844dc89bb65f78dc303552c\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What potential \u200crisks to national security were posed by Biden&#8217;s mishandling of classified materials and failure to secure them properly<\/h2>\n<p><span>  What could have been obtained by adversaries?\u201d Biden questioned at a\u2063 press conference. \u201cAnd by the way, how would you feel\u200b if you \u2064found \u2062out the former president was keeping classified \u200cinformation, hiding it under\u200d his bed, and not\u200d providing it to the intelligence agencies?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The irony of Biden\u2019s comments was not lost\u200d on those aware of the numerous\u2064 classified materials he himself had mishandled.\u200c The report by Special Counsel Hur outlined multiple \u200binstances where Biden had removed, stored, and communicated\u2064 classified documents outside\u200b of authorized channels, \u2062risking the exposure of sensitive intelligence sources and methods.<\/p>\n<p>The concern over Biden\u2019s\u200b mishandling of classified\u200d materials extends\u200d beyond mere negligence. \u2064It raises questions about his ability to properly perform his duties as President of the United States. Special Counsel Hur\u2019s report \u2062cited Biden\u2019s\u200c \u201csignificantly\u2064 limited\u201d memory as early as 2017, calling into question his\u200d cognitive fitness for office.<\/p>\n<p>The media \u200cmay have focused on the passages related to Biden\u2019s mental\u200d infirmities, \u200cdistracting from the larger issue at hand: the extent of classified material he had mishandled. Former President Trump faced criticism\u2062 for allegedly retaining 300 classified documents\u2063 after leaving the White House. In\u200b comparison, the findings of Biden\u2019s mishandling suggest\u200b a much larger and \u200dmore concerning volume\u200d of classified material that was irresponsibly stored and communicated.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 report revealed that \u2062the \u2064recovered material included top-secret and classified documents \u200dfrom various locations, such as the Penn Biden Center, the University of Delaware, and Biden\u2019s Delaware home. These documents contained information regarding US\u200c intelligence sources, methods, military programs, foreign\u200c intelligence services, and terrorist organizations. The significance of this material cannot be underestimated, as it\u2062 jeopardizes national security and potentially compromises the safety of American citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Biden\u2019s knowledge of these documents \u200cwas not a recent discovery. He had\u200c been aware of them since 2017 and even discussed their contents with the ghostwriter of his book. The fact that he failed to take proper\u200d action to ensure their secure \u200bhandling raises serious questions about his \u200bjudgment and commitment\u2063 to protecting classified information.<\/p>\n<p>It \u200cis crucial for the country and the Cabinet to carefully consider Biden\u2019s fitness for office in light\u2063 of these revelations. Mishandling classified materials\u200c is \u2062a serious\u2063 offense that should not be taken lightly, especially when it involves the\u2064 President of the United States.\u2063 The rationale provided by Special Counsel Hur for not recommending \u200dcharges does \u200bnot negate the seriousness of Biden\u2019s \u2062actions or the potential harm they could have caused.<\/p>\n<p>In the interest of national security and the integrity of \u200cthe office of the President, it is imperative that proper investigations are conducted to fully understand the\u2063 extent of Biden\u2019s mishandling of classified materials. The\u2062 American people\u2063 deserve transparency and accountability from their leaders, especially when \u200bit comes to matters of\u2063 national security.<\/p>\n<p>As this explosive report\u2062 continues to unravel, it is crucial for \u2062the public and the media to refocus their attention\u2062 on the real issue at \u200bhand: the mishandling of classified materials by the \u2062President of the United States and the potential risks \u200bit posed to \u2064national security. The mental\u2062 state of the President should not overshadow the gravity of this situation. The American people deserve answers and reassurance that \u2063their leaders are capable of responsibly handling classified information and protecting\u200b their interests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday&#8217;s report by Special Counsel Robert Hur found that President Biden knowingly shared classified materials after leaving his vice presidency. 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