Special counsel: ‘no criminal charges are warranted’ for Biden over classified documents probe



President Joe Biden did not call for redactions in the special counsel’s report on the handling of classified documents.

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42 comments

  1. Unfit to stand trial but somehow fit to run the country?

  2. Hey, I don't know about anyone else, but I'm gonna go remove something I could use from my neighbor's house, keep it for as long as I can, and then if I am questioned about it in a few years – I'll cooperate and give it back. Easy peasy, no consequences! Who knew!

  3. He knowingly removed removed them from the SCIF even though Senators are never allowed to removed documents from that secure location, he had them for years and years, he illegally shared them with his ghost writer, he stored them sloppily in multiple locations, he never came clean about them until RIGHT AFTER the Trump document fiasco popped up in the news (suggesting that Biden or his attorneys had an "uh-oh -we better get ahead of this" moment) , he lied to the American people when he said he was unaware that he had the documents and he blamed his staff for "misplacing" them. So what's the message here? You can do really bad, illegal things and get away with it as long as after a few years you let them know you did really bad, illegal things?

  4. Shuffle still president until January 26th and it's been 4 years of he was a part of something which they still have yet to prove..

  5. Choosing not to prosecute because a jury is unlikely to return a guilty verdict because a defendant may be perceived as not having the mental faculties to stand trial is not exoneration.
    It's actually quite damning for a sitting President.

  6. Biden did nothing wrong trump stole them and didnt want to give them back thats what made it criminal 💙🇺🇸🙏

  7. Biden is 100% Guilty of "Not" securing classified materials, the big question is Why did he do it, and why is he not being held accountable?

  8. So Joe willfully committed the same crime Trump is charged with but Joe will not be be charged. Got it wink wink 😉

  9. Democrats! Please let this poor guy retire and enjoy his vacation homes! He’s not well!

  10. Remenber when journalism was factual and unbiased. Funny how they skipped over his cognitive decline that was in the report. The only reason Geriatric Joe wasnt prosecuted. This news network is a joke.

  11. No way to soft soap this. The big difference between Trump and Biden is that Biden unquestionably broke the law being that he shouldn't ever have had them at all.

  12. Notice how they need to bring up trump… over and over…

  13. He didn't say charges were not warrented, he said Biden is too incapacitated to hold office. ABC should quit telling lies.

  14. The main difference is Biden is not fit to stand trial Trump is

  15. Actually criminal charges ARE warranted. If the Justice Department thinks they just gave Biden a "get out of jail" card, think again because their findings are now written documentation/evidence that Biden is unfit for office. 25th Amendment time!

  16. Not fit to stand trial but ok to be president gotcha

  17. This is totally BS. So, the prosecutor says Biden is too old and has poor memory and do he is free from prosecution, but he is able to run and qualified as the president of the US. This is speaking from both sides of the mouth. Also, this guy says Biden returns the documents, but Trump refused. So, that's the difference and that's why Trump needs to be prosecuted. Going along this logic. if you commit a crime and confess, you are free. Why are these people so dishonest and insulting the American people? Would they use the same dumb logic if the shoes is on their foot?

  18. That’s my President! Thank you, sir, for your bold honest leadership and spotless record of public service. Reelect President Robert L. Peters 2024!

  19. If Biden has such poor memory, can American people trust him with nuclear code?

  20. But nobody including the special prosecutor mention that Biden was the vice president and senator and the constitution or any law of the land gave him the authority to take classified material home. On the other hand, Trump was the president and there is specific law permitting him to declassify the documents. Also, why poor memory is the excuse for not prosecution. Can I commit a crime and simply say I don't remember? If it's true Biden lost memory, then what's his defense for the qualification for running for reelection? It smells corruption.

  21. Why then was Trump Charged if obiden has same documents types

  22. If it wasn’t for double standards, some people would have no standards at all!

  23. Donald Trump Jr.

    @DonaldJTrumpJr

    So Joe Biden is old & cognitively impaired (8 years ago), according to special prosecutor Hur, and that’s why he won’t be charged for leaving classified documents all over the place.

    However, he’s still 100% ok to lead the free world & hold the nuclear football!

    Totally makes sense!

  24. Both President Biden and former Vice president Mike Pence returned Gov documents. Hey both cooperated with the National Archives investigations. They have both been cleared of any wrong doing. Trump willfully took Gov document, When asked to return the documents he refused to do so. It follows if Trump had returned all of the gov documents when asked to. He would not be under criminal investigation. Trump is in trouble because of his own willful pride. His unwillingness to cooperate.

  25. BS. HE COULD NOT EVEN LEGALLY HAVE THESE CLASSIFIED FILES WHEN HE WAS NOT PRESIDENT. SHOWS JUST HOW CORRUPT THE DOJ IS.

  26. Hur said Joe is too old and feeble minded to be prosecuted.

  27. As soon as the police asked me to return the money from the bank I robbed I gave it to them. I shouldn't be prosecuted right?

  28. Biden must go!!!! The special counsel said he has a poor memory….WTF….and he is our president???? Double Standard going on!!!!!! Trump 2024!!!!!

  29. So, if you forget that you committed multiple felonies involving high treason; then the DOJ won't bother to prosecute?!? Good to know…

  30. Yeh right. Who isn’t disgusted by the blatant in-your-face corruption?

  31. This media is corrupt, stupid, and in the tank.

  32. If Joe Biden is too senile to stand trail, then Joe Biden is too senile to be PRESIDENT! Joe Biden is unfit to lead this Nation!!

  33. Outrageous. Joe Biden clearly broke the law. What, now elderly people don't get arrested and charged with criminal acts when warranted? What's the cut off age for when you can break the law and not be charged? Folks over 50 want to know.

  34. Well, duh! They are on the same side. FJB! Trump2024 🇺🇲

  35. Meanwhile in Florida all agencies go through a woman's underwear searching and posting photos

  36. The facts is Trump brain's is too smart and Sharp to forget and he so he can be indacted. The unequal justice is abvious.

  37. Of course not he took them as a senator an wasnt supposed to have them an vice president so the usual two tier justice system. Why did they tell Trump to put a lock on the room wear the docs were instead of just taking them while they were there

  38. Biden didn't have the rite to take documents HE WASNT A PRESIDENT UNDERSTAND HE TOOK DOCUMENTS HE HAD NO RITE TO HAVE THEM ….HES A TRADER LOOK AT THE MONEY LOOK AT THE DAMN MONEY HES GOTTEN FROM OUR ENEMIES