Mediaite reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) claimed during a Capitol Hill press conference on Wednesday that Special Counsel Robert Hur found that President Joe Biden “broke the law, but he’s not going to be charged.” “We conclude that no criminal charges are warranted in this matter,” begins the report, which goes on to detail …
From the report page 65 Biden says:
“They didn’t even know I have this” In reference to notes he knows he shouldn’t have still
Then on page 77 biden says: “I didn’t want to turn them in” again reference to notes he should not have retained.
These are both from audio recordings, so there is actually plenty of evidence to suggest hewillfully retained classified docs he knew he shouldn’t have.
I’m assuming you didn’t read the report before making this comment.
“That Mr. Biden was mistaken in his legal judgment is not enough to prove he acted willfully, which requires intent to do something the law forbids”
Everyone thought that diaries were personal and not part of the records (which were carefully stored) because that was the convention adopted by previous presidents.
The report assumed that it was wilful - they didn’t find anything to back up that assumption.
There was no assuming…
From the report page 65 Biden says: “They didn’t even know I have this” In reference to notes he knows he shouldn’t have still
Then on page 77 biden says: “I didn’t want to turn them in” again reference to notes he should not have retained.
These are both from audio recordings, so there is actually plenty of evidence to suggest hewillfully retained classified docs he knew he shouldn’t have.
I’m assuming you didn’t read the report before making this comment.
“That Mr. Biden was mistaken in his legal judgment is not enough to prove he acted willfully, which requires intent to do something the law forbids”
Everyone thought that diaries were personal and not part of the records (which were carefully stored) because that was the convention adopted by previous presidents.