Jonathan Turley: There Was ‘Substantial’ Evidence for Charging Biden in Dismissed Classified Documents Case

Smith And there you ░░░░░░░░ it The chairman Jim ░░░░░░░░ has adjourned Let s ░░░░░░░░ back our panel Jonathan ░░░░░░░░ Jason Chaffetz and Andy ░░░░░░░░ Thanks to all of ░░░░░░░░ for standing by through ░░░░░░░░ hearing It started at ░░░░░░░░ 10 00 this morning ░░░░░░░░ a brief break in ░░░░░░░░ but it has concluded ░░░░░░░░ your top line thoughts ░░░░░░░░ it has wrapped McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ I just have to ░░░░░░░░ that last bit by ░░░░░░░░ I thought was the ░░░░░░░░ testimony he provided all ░░░░░░░░ I thought he was ░░░░░░░░ very strong witness But ░░░░░░░░ idea that like Biden ░░░░░░░░ know that he was ░░░░░░░░ retaining classified information and ░░░░░░░░ forget about it and ░░░░░░░░ that is somehow exculpatory ░░░░░░░░ at the time that ░░░░░░░░ knew he was doing ░░░░░░░░ he was doing it ░░░░░░░░ he was guilty of ░░░░░░░░ it So that made ░░░░░░░░ little sense to me ░░░░░░░░ Alright so not legally ░░░░░░░░ but politically what s ░░░░░░░░ upshot of all of ░░░░░░░░ Because it s not ░░░░░░░░ Robert Hur is going ░░░░░░░░ turn around and say ░░░░░░░░ you know what I ░░░░░░░░ going to file charges ░░░░░░░░ s nothing legislatively that ░░░░░░░░ bound to come out ░░░░░░░░ this So what is ░░░░░░░░ the upshot CHAFFETZ I ░░░░░░░░ the strongest point for ░░░░░░░░ Republicans that was illuminated ░░░░░░░░ Jim Jordan and others ░░░░░░░░ the motivation that Joe ░░░░░░░░ may have had that ░░░░░░░░ had this lucrative 8 ░░░░░░░░ deal and that he ░░░░░░░░ to get and impress ░░░░░░░░ ghost writer and at ░░░░░░░░ point according to the ░░░░░░░░ which we haven t ░░░░░░░░ but was talked about ░░░░░░░░ this idea that hey ░░░░░░░░ know I ve got ░░░░░░░░ classified information be careful ░░░░░░░░ think that goes to ░░░░░░░░ it goes to intent ░░░░░░░░ goes to the thought ░░░░░░░░ that was going through ░░░░░░░░ Biden s head And ░░░░░░░░ thought when Jim Jordan ░░░░░░░░ that line of questioning ░░░░░░░░ know a little bit ░░░░░░░░ into the hearing that ░░░░░░░░ perhaps the most compelling ░░░░░░░░ that was illuminated in ░░░░░░░░ way that hadn t ░░░░░░░░ light shed on it ░░░░░░░░ given the emphasis that ░░░░░░░░ needed Smith Jonathan what ░░░░░░░░ you in this last ░░░░░░░░ hour of the hearing ░░░░░░░░ Well I think that ░░░░░░░░ the weight of the ░░░░░░░░ in favor of charging ░░░░░░░░ substantial I think it ░░░░░░░░ why he had to ░░░░░░░░ the president s lack ░░░░░░░░ memory and how he ░░░░░░░░ appeal to a jury ░░░░░░░░ the evidence was not ░░░░░░░░ of the president I ░░░░░░░░ that what was particularly ░░░░░░░░ in Hur s testimony ░░░░░░░░ his constant reference to ░░░░░░░░ where the president acknowledged ░░░░░░░░ knew he had classified ░░░░░░░░ that he did the ░░░░░░░░ conduct going back 40 ░░░░░░░░ and it does leave ░░░░░░░░ with this question of ░░░░░░░░ he then gets this ░░░░░░░░ of deference But I ░░░░░░░░ it leaves the other ░░░░░░░░ question and that is ░░░░░░░░ is the Department of ░░░░░░░░ prosecuting Trump on the ░░░░░░░░ questions as opposed to ░░░░░░░░ obstruction questions That s ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats kept on ░░░░░░░░ back to But Trump ░░░░░░░░ Well yeah you can ░░░░░░░░ on obstruction but how ░░░░░░░░ can reconcile these two ░░░░░░░░ and one being prosecuted ░░░░░░░░ the other not I ░░░░░░░░ afraid is beyond me ░░░░░░░░ evidence seems very strong ░░░░░░░░ terms of Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ retaining and quite frankly ░░░░░░░░ that he did so ░░░░░░░░ Well there s a ░░░░░░░░ to chew on between ░░░░░░░░ and November no question ░░░░░░░░ that Jonathan Andy and ░░░░░░░░ thanks so much for ░░░░░░░░ with us this afternoon ░░░░░░░░ Thank you gentlemen ROBERTS ░░░░░░░░ it.”