In his first two years in office, the President of the United States, Joe Biden, experienced difficult political moments, especially due to chaotic conditions. withdrawal Afghanistan and America’s frustration with inflation, this helped them sink. popularity ratings. What has survived so far, political scandals beyond the stubborn shadow that his son casts on his figure, that they personally splashed him Hunteron target Ministry of Justice investigation and concentrated republican review, now under the control of the House of Representatives. It’s a changing dynamic this week.
On Monday, the calm was broken when it was revealed that Biden hid classified documents and kept them in one of his offices after running as Vice President with Barack Obama. Think Tank in Washington. The scandal was made worse when it was learned that he was hiding it on Wednesday. second party confidential materials inside The garage of his home in Delaware. And the seriousness of what happened was confirmed by the attorney general on Thursday. merry wreath announced the appointment of a special prosecutor. Robert was hurtHe reached out to the Maryland attorney’s office at the hand of Donald Trump to determine if someone had violated any law (but the law exempts Biden from any charges while he was president).
The crisis created and suspiciously aggravated by the President himself and the Banking House lack of transparency Regarding the sequence of events, it is extremely unfavorable for Biden. Also for Justice’s investigation into Trump with another special prosecutor processing of graded material with distinct differences but also parallels. Although there are cases where there are differences, an image of equivalence is created. And Biden and the US get into a stalemate exceptional circumstances
Opportunity for Republicans
The crisis gives wings republicans. They are united in the accusations against them, absolutely burying the image of chaos they displayed during the election of Kevin McCarthy as ‘speaker’. alleged political use of government agencies By Democrats versus Conservatives. They, too, are intensifying the investigations they can do with their new powers in Congress.
They had already created a new one this week. subcommittee to examine this so-called politicizationWho will preside over the radicals? jim jordan and that it will have eight Republicans and five Democrats. The new head of the Intelligence Commission, Michael TurnerBefore the 26th, he requested a briefing from Garland and Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence. And both “speaker” McCarthy and James ComerHe, who will chair the lower house’s Oversight Committee, critically pointed to a large number of open questions, and in particular the initial finding that occurred. 2 Novembersix days before the parliamentary elections.
The food the Treasury Department asked for this week Information on Hunter Biden and other relatives of the president as well as ancient testimony Twitter admins Participants in the social network’s response by embedding several articles mentioning Hunter directly spoke of “the swamp’s efforts to hide this information from the American public.” classified documents
Republicans”Biden’s hypocrisyin August, which he described asirresponsible“To Trump for buying supplies national secrets. And at the same time, in the case of the former president, Democrats’ arguments for continuing to question Trump have been limited, despite many more documents, the need for subpoenas, and even the possibility of an FBI record or capture to recover them. being investigated he and his team obstruct justice or destroy the classified material.
Impact, risk and questions
The negative impact and risks that the case represented for Biden were evident all week. Monday overshadowed the results tripartite meeting He continued in Mexico with his Mexican and Canadian colleagues. She exhausted her appearance on Thursday to celebrate her latest. Positive data on the brake on inflation. And it raised many damaging questions about the actions of the White House.
In his announcement regarding Hurt’s appointment, Garland gave the most detailed calendar to date of how the case had developed, revealing several questionable decisions. The first documents were found in the ‘think tank’ on 2 November. National ArchivesContacted the Ministry of Justice on the 4th, a process was not initiated until the 9th after the elections, thus The FBI will begin their assessment.
An even worse image for Biden and his team has another element of the lawsuit. This papers in wimington garage They were not found until December 20. Also, between Monday and Wednesday, when the White House attorney’s first public backlash began, his spokesman and Biden ignored the second finding they already knew.