The special prosecutor in charge of the investigation into the handling of secret documents found in Joe Biden’s residence in Wilmington (Delaware) in 2022 has decided not to file criminal charges against the American president. The headline is good news for the North American leader, but the content of the report represents a bitter setback for the Democrat.
The public prosecutor responsible for the case, Robert K. Hur, revealed this during interrogation Biden couldn’t remember when his term as vice president ended the USA or when his son Beau would have died. “Mr. Biden’s memory also appeared to have significant limitations,” the 388-page document said. Another bait for the Republicans, who have been attacking the octogenarian and his increasingly frequent mental errors for months.
The situation could get even worse because prosecutors say they are not pressing charges against him but are cautious about the outcome. The American president shared secret content from the folders he took with him with a ghostwriter who helped him write it in 2017.“Promise me, Dad.” (in Spanish “Promise me, Dad”), a book that tells his memories. This involved content that had a connection to Afghanistan and was in notebooks with handwritten notes. “Integration of sensitive intelligence sources and methods.”
So if you misused the documentation, why isn’t it a crime? The prosecutor did not comment explicitly on his decision, but his letter raises doubts about the extent to which he will not file criminal charges against the president because of his mental decline. Hur assures that certainly when Biden is presented before a jury, “like he did in our interview with him.” “an understanding, well-meaning old man with a good memory”It will be difficult to convince members that the president is guilty of a “grave crime requiring a stubborn mindset.”
In doing so, Hur is providing Republican Donald Trump with new political arguments to discredit the Justice Department, which is investigating a similar case against him because it led to criminal charges last summer. The White House did not take long to respond, asserting that it disagreed with “a number of inaccurate and inappropriate comments made by the special counsel.” “The prosecutor’s most important decision, however, is that there are no grounds for criminal charges based on the facts and evidence,” Biden’s special counsel said. Richard Cleanit is a statement.