Former President Donald Trump for now certainly seems to have had more documents labeled “classified” at Mar-a-Lago in Florida than did President Joe Biden at his various homes in Delaware.
Yet otherwise, the comparisons between the two cases, contrary to popular punditry, hardly favor Biden.
First, a stranger would face a far greater challenge entering a post-presidential Mar-a-Lago than a pre-presidential Biden home, office, or garage – or who knows where?
Secret service agents and private security were stationed at Mar-a-Lago. Prior to the 2020 presidential election they were not at citizen Biden’s various troves for most of 2017-2020, much less prior to 2009.
Second, we seem to forget that for much of the developing controversy, Biden’s own team was investigating Biden.
On the other hand, the Biden Administration’s Justice Department and the FBI were not just investigating Trump as an outside party, but as a former president – and possible 2024 presidential candidate and opponent of Biden himself.
Remember, the narrative of the first Democratic impeachment of Trump was the allegation that Trump had used his powers of the presidency to investigate Biden and his family, a likely 2020 challenger to Trump’s reelection bid.
Third, no one in a position of government authority had passed judgment on Biden’s alleged security violations.
That was not the case of the still alleged violations of Trump.
Biden, as president, had weighed in, during his own Justice Department’s ongoing investigations of Trump. Indeed, he proclaimed the former president to be guilty: “How could anyone be that irresponsible?” In contrast, he also dismissed the ongoing investigation of himself with “There is no there, there.”
Fourth, Trump is certainly right that as president he had a far more substantial claim of declassification rights than did Biden who took the papers out either as a senator or vice president.
Fifth, the FBI was not merely asymmetrical in melodramatically raiding the Trump home while allowing Biden lawyers to inspect various Biden stashes. The FBI also leaked the purported contents of the subjects of the Trump classified documents (falsely spreading the lie of “nuclear codes” and “nuclear secrets”) in a way it has not with the Biden cache.
The FBI went so far as to scatter the documents on the floor for a fake news photo-op as if the papers were so messily arrayed when they arrived.
So far, the FBI has come lightly and belatedly to the Biden case without the SWAT team get-up, and only under pressure from the public and the Republican opposition.
Six, Biden did not “self-report.” Biden’s team did not call the relevant government authorities the minute they discovered the classified documents in Biden’s office and home and garage.
In truth, Biden, or someone close to Biden, certainly knew that he or someone close to him had illegally removed classified documents when he left the vice presidency in 2017 – or years earlier as a senator.
For at least the last six years – at least – Biden has felt no compunction to confess to authorities he illegally was in possession of classified documents.
Indeed, the only reason the current troves are coming to light was apparent White House paranoia that the media, the Biden Justice Department, and the special counsel were so fixated on the Trump documents that they likely feared someone might raise the logical question of whether a hypocritical Biden himself might be guilty of exactly the crime for which they were pursuing Trump.
Worse, Biden and his staff knew classified documents were in his possession before the midterms, but deliberately suppressed that information until after the elections were over.
Seventh, Trump’s documents were stored only at one place – Mar-a-Lago, and only for about 19 months. Biden’s were stashed at various locations for nearly seven years, or perhaps over a decade. There were far more opportunities of time and space for those without security clearances to have access to the Biden documents than to the Trump files.
Eighth, the press has exhaustively speculated, usually wrongly, about how the documents reached Mar-a-Lago and what they contained. In contrast, no one knows or even asks why Biden took classified documents, what they concerned, or who if any in his family circle had access to them.
Ninth, Trump’s documents did not expose other liabilities of the constantly investigated Trump. The Biden files so far have directed attention to the mysterious tens of millions of dollars in Communist Chinese money that poured into Biden’s think tank at the University of Pennsylvania, the proximity of members of the quid pro quo Biden consortium to these classified papers, and the files’ relevance, if any, to the Biden family’s overseas businesses.
Did Hunter Biden ever consult or view classified documents while living in a home with them? Will there be fingerprint or DNA tests on the documents? If Hunter consulted any of these classified documents, then the Biden presidency is finished.
Tenth, Trump possessed contested documents as a private citizen. Biden’s files under contention involve the current behavior of the president of the United States. Biden ran for office, was elected, and serves as president with the full knowledge that during all this time he unlawfully possessed classified documents.
Mo de Profit says
Elected?
Moving on, the time is coming for Kamala to be anointed queen of America.
Rex J Barron says
“Queen for a day”?
Mo de Profit says
Hopefully half an hour.
Jeff Bargholz says
Moe like camel of America. Have you seen her schnoz?
Steven Brizel says
The key difference is that Bude made millions of the deal that established a dumping ground for millions donated by the CCP and in return appointed the president of U of P snd a major bundler of money for his campaign as ambassadors That quid pro quo of taking money from a strategic enemy of the United States is blatantly obvious
David Ray says
The difference is Trump did absolutely nothing wrong. His right as Pres & Mar-a-lago was secure.
Brain-dead *Biden, however, had no authority as Senator/V.P. to take files and kept those files in places less secure than Hillary.
He had spirited the files away, so as to hide his corruption with Ukraine & China.
The difference is Trump lost money by serving as president (drew no salary, etc.)
Blithering idiot *Biden, by contrast, took money via bribes & corruption. He doesn’t serve this nation; he uses it to serve himself.
roberta says
”Biden ran for office, was elected, and serves as president” Fact Check
Everything written in this article is the truth, except these last few comments.
Jeff Bargholz says
Yeah, vote cheating and a demented retard who is run by his handlers. God help us because this administration has no chief and its members do whatever they want.
Ugly Sid says
Biden serves the USofA in a manner similar to the service Ferdinand renders to Elsie.
Whom would have been declared the winner of a Constitutionally conducted election is more than just a fair question. The inquiry is an indictment of the dishonesty of the Left, as they censor, prevericate and frustrate efforts to implement actual democracy.
Onzeur Trante says
I’m wondering what document/s Biden’s lawyers were really looking for — and which they apparently have yet to find.
Raymond in DC says
Well, the FBI apparently found a few “items” in their own search that Biden’s lawyers failed to find or report.
Jeff Bargholz says
Ones which condemn Trump, I’m sure. That’s why they can’t find them. They don’t exist.
Capitalist-Dad says
Eleventh, the existence of the Trump documents was known. The only issue was a dispute (being negotiated) between Trump and the National Archives regarding which documents might still be classified and which documents had been declassified. Plus, the National Archives was pushing the unusual concept that ALL classified documents were government property. For contrast let’s take a look through the millions of documents (stored in a Chicago suburb and destined for BO Plenty’s Museum of an America-hating president) to see how many have classified markings.
David Ray says
Excellent point.
The DNC stenographers in the press choose to lack focus & weigh context in order to muddy the waters.
Dr2xFour says
I am ever grateful for the MAN Donald Trump.
As we bicker amongst ourselves HE and pretty much HE alone ripped the lid off the festering cesspool that is Washington DC.
EVERYTHING we see today
Election “integrity”
Gender madness
Racism, racism, racism
DOJ corruption
DEA corruption
Climate corruption
China corruption
Border corruption
One World order corruption
The EVIL that is the swamp
Etc., etc., etc.
ALL OF IT EXPOSED BY HIS COURAGEOUS DECISION TO STEP UP AND ASK TO BE OUR PRESIDENT.
Yes for you carpers many missteps but overall pretty damn good results for what he was up against.
I will vote foe him again as HE and HE alone deserves the chance to put these carpetbaggers out to pasture.
TRUMP 47
David Ray says
He also lost tons of money in the process. (Not drawing his salary, business loses due to neglect & selling off conflicts of interest, etc.
Sleazy Joe, on the other hand, got rich in office.
Since he’s far too retarded to make an honest buck, he took the easy way and sold out to Red China.
Jeff Bargholz says
That’s him in a nutshell.
“My word as a Biden. The economy is great.” As if the name Biden is respected. As if the economy doesn’t suck. What a delusional retard.
Ric Allen says
The only difference is the base of the offender
Jeff Bargholz says
I like how you wrote that Trump stored documents but Biden stashed his. It’s a good distinction and it made me laugh.
Jeff Bargholz says
Base? Is that a typo?
Walter Sieruk says
It’s most likely that Donald Trump will be the best American President this country will ever have in the twenty-first century.
By contrast, Bogus “President” Biden is a catastrophe and calamity for America, a disaster, and a tragedy for the American people.
David Ray says
You’re absolutely correct.
The insecure retard accomplished his place as worst *president in history when he abandoned Afghanistan.
The trust it destroyed (now and for decades to come) cannot be overstated.
The strategic damage of giving away Bagram Air Base cannot be undone.
The billions in military hardware (that the Taliban could only dream of) can’t be retrieved. I doubt the Taliban even had to buy a single Hunter painting for all they got handed to them on a silver platter.
And why? The fool had fixated on a 911 anniversary photo-op. (However, with all the fallout, what the delusional fool got was something much less.)
Walter Sieruk says
With Donald Trump in the Office of the United States Presidency it could be appropriately said “God Bless America” but now with Joe Biden sitting in the Oval Office of the White House masquerading as a real, genuine US President it’s now fitting to pray “Please, God have mercy on America.”
Anne says
Biden isn’t even running the show, the swamp and global cabal are running the government, as well as the CCP that Own Biden….it’s the Shadow government. Biden is by far the worst President in American History, Look no farther than his web counterparts to see how they are destroying our beloved country.
George Mallory says
Congress needs to investigate the University of Pennsylvania for its receipt of Chinese monies. Furthermore, other leading universities should be similarly investigated. The Chinese have been sucking up to our academic elites for decades and it is high time to expose this racket and punish those who benefited under the idea of plausible deniability. They are thoroughly corrupt.
Russ Davis says
I’m an election denier like Dems/RINOs are, only they deny 2016 whereas I deny 2020. For proof that they and their mindless puppet Biden stole the election Trump actually won, see electionfraud2o.org and 2000mules.com among many sites that those blinded by Trump Derangement Syndrome delusional sickness aren’t able to see.
Edie Boudreau says
Before 2008, I was asleep, but then I woke. I started reading, watching, and listening. Then I started researching. I became frightened for America. So I started posting and sharing on Facebook and other Social Media. But now I am censored.
I read “Dark Agenda” and several other David Horowitz books, and I just finished reading “Final Battle.” Now I am terrified that the country that I love is so endangered.
How do we rescue America from the WOKE and crazy progessive Socialists/Communists. How do we free the brain-washed Democrats and RINOs that have been hypnotized to believe the evil, immoral, unpatriotic lies spewed by the Left. We must pray and pray for God to smite them and save us.