MSNBC: Biden ‘Willfully Retained and Disclosed’ Classified Docs, But Won’t Be Charged, Special Counsel Says

Tur Investigation by Robert ░░░░░░░░ who was confirmed under ░░░░░░░░ Trump into President Biden ░░░░░░░░ handling of classified documents ░░░░░░░░ reminder of what Special ░░░░░░░░ Hur has been looking ░░░░░░░░ for more than a ░░░░░░░░ In the aftermath of ░░░░░░░░ discovery of dozens of ░░░░░░░░ containing thousands of government ░░░░░░░░ including 300 with classified ░░░░░░░░ some labeled top secret ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump took with ░░░░░░░░ and both withheld and ░░░░░░░░ hid at Mar a ░░░░░░░░ President Biden s lawyers ░░░░░░░░ a preemptive search of ░░░░░░░░ own to see if ░░░░░░░░ took anything after he ░░░░░░░░ the vice presidency in ░░░░░░░░ Joining us now is ░░░░░░░░ Memoli who has been ░░░░░░░░ this and is covering ░░░░░░░░ White House for us ░░░░░░░░ it s good to ░░░░░░░░ you It s a ░░░░░░░░ of good news and ░░░░░░░░ news for the president ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Katy for those ░░░░░░░░ remember what happened in ░░░░░░░░ involving former Secretary of ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ at the time for ░░░░░░░░ of course we remember ░░░░░░░░ were no charges but ░░░░░░░░ pretty damning report from ░░░░░░░░ attorney general at the ░░░░░░░░ James Comey The initial ░░░░░░░░ lines we re reading ░░░░░░░░ this report find a ░░░░░░░░ situation That there are ░░░░░░░░ charges recommended here against ░░░░░░░░ president but some damning ░░░░░░░░ including the statement that ░░░░░░░░ willfully retained documents after ░░░░░░░░ office I think the ░░░░░░░░ that you highlighted about ░░░░░░░░ the special counsel and ░░░░░░░░ team found their interviews ░░░░░░░░ the president in which ░░░░░░░░ as it was put ░░░░░░░░ memory was significantly limited ░░░░░░░░ certainly going to be ░░░░░░░░ by the president s ░░░░░░░░ We also see an ░░░░░░░░ moment as part of ░░░░░░░░ investigation in which the ░░░░░░░░ s ghost writer this ░░░░░░░░ of course the former ░░░░░░░░ president at the time ░░░░░░░░ he was working on ░░░░░░░░ book after leaving office ░░░░░░░░ recordings of President Biden ░░░░░░░░ former vice president at ░░░░░░░░ time talking about having ░░░░░░░░ classified documents in his ░░░░░░░░ at the time So ░░░░░░░░ is a significant moment ░░░░░░░░ comes back from 2017 ░░░░░░░░ to the special counsel ░░░░░░░░ here So let s ░░░░░░░░ step back and underscore ░░░░░░░░ most important fact which ░░░░░░░░ we re just reading ░░░░░░░░ report as it s ░░░░░░░░ made public at this ░░░░░░░░ There s going to ░░░░░░░░ a lot of details ░░░░░░░░ understand it s a ░░░░░░░░ page document so these ░░░░░░░░ just literally the top ░░░░░░░░ we re reading at ░░░░░░░░ moment The House Judiciary ░░░░░░░░ Republicans are already out ░░░░░░░░ a double standard of ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department for not ░░░░░░░░ charges against the president ░░░░░░░░ we also of course ░░░░░░░░ President Biden s likely ░░░░░░░░ in the general election ░░░░░░░░ President Trump with a ░░░░░░░░ investigation here into his ░░░░░░░░ of classified documents One ░░░░░░░░ that we also understand ░░░░░░░░ be true from this ░░░░░░░░ is that there is ░░░░░░░░ very clear distinction being ░░░░░░░░ between the ways in ░░░░░░░░ former Vice President Biden ░░░░░░░░ classified documents and how ░░░░░░░░ Biden worked with the ░░░░░░░░ Department during that investigation ░░░░░░░░ cooperatively his team did ░░░░░░░░ there were multiple searches ░░░░░░░░ his home in Wilmington ░░░░░░░░ as well as a ░░░░░░░░ of his beach home ░░░░░░░░ Rehoboth beach Delaware versus ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump the obfuscation ░░░░░░░░ resistance to any form ░░░░░░░░ a search any form ░░░░░░░░ cooperation so that is ░░░░░░░░ that is coming through ░░░░░░░░ as well But Katy ░░░░░░░░ this is a moment ░░░░░░░░ we are about 10 ░░░░░░░░ before the election where ░░░░░░░░ think a lot of ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ top lines and having ░░░░░░░░ lot of unfortunate flashbacks ░░░░░░░░ 2016 We expect to ░░░░░░░░ from the White House ░░░░░░░░ from the president s ░░░░░░░░ personal attorney Bob Bauer ░░░░░░░░ these findings in very ░░░░░░░░ order We did hear ░░░░░░░░ them already today in ░░░░░░░░ significant way which is ░░░░░░░░ was what s called ░░░░░░░░ privilege review That s ░░░░░░░░ option to the White ░░░░░░░░ to go through this ░░░░░░░░ to potentially mark items ░░░░░░░░ the report that they ░░░░░░░░ should be withheld because ░░░░░░░░ executive privilege the White ░░░░░░░░ saying that out of ░░░░░░░░ president s longstanding commitment ░░░░░░░░ transparency here that they ░░░░░░░░ not to invoke privilege ░░░░░░░░ any of this and ░░░░░░░░ I think that is ░░░░░░░░ also going to be ░░░░░░░░ important part of this ░░░░░░░░ which is that the ░░░░░░░░ team is going to ░░░░░░░░ underscoring which is the ░░░░░░░░ in which they fulsomely ░░░░░░░░ at every step of ░░░░░░░░ way with this investigation ░░░░░░░░ what we have seen ░░░░░░░░ former president Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ as we look through ░░░░░░░░ initial findings of this ░░░░░░░░ are certainly some easily ░░░░░░░░ political opportunities here for ░░░░░░░░ president’s opponents.”