{"id":542769,"date":"2023-01-24T02:42:56","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T23:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/democrats-express-alarm-over-biden-classified-docs-im-very-concerned\/"},"modified":"2023-01-24T02:42:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T23:42:56","slug":"democrats-express-alarm-over-biden-classified-docs-im-very-concerned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/democrats-express-alarm-over-biden-classified-docs-im-very-concerned\/","title":{"rendered":"#Democrats express alarm over Biden classified docs: \u2018I\u2019m very concerned\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3664dcdccd4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3664dcdccd4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/democrats-express-alarm-over-biden-classified-docs-im-very-concerned\/#Democrats_express_alarm_over_Biden_classified_docs_%E2%80%98Im_very_concerned\" >Democrats express alarm over Biden classified docs: \u2018I\u2019m very concerned\u2019<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Democrats_express_alarm_over_Biden_classified_docs_%E2%80%98Im_very_concerned\"><\/span>Democrats express alarm over Biden classified docs: \u2018I\u2019m very concerned\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Democrats are expressing alarm over President Biden\u2019s classified documents controversy, with some criticizing the president as diminished in stature and his staff as irresponsible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very concerned,\u201d said Sen. Jon Tester (Mont.), one of several incumbent Democrats who face potentially difficult reelection races next year in reliably GOP states in presidential elections.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe have to get to the bottom of it to find out what the hell h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened, why it happened,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is about national security,\u201d Tester added, saying investigators need to find out if \u201cit put our national security at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s January has been submerged in revelation after revelation of classified documents found at his former office and home. Most recently, 11 more documents were found during a search at Biden\u2019s Wilmington, Del., home on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The drip-drip-drip nature of the findings has left Democrats and Republicans alike wondering whether there will be more documents found and has left the White House looking off-balance at times.<\/p>\n<p>Biden emerged from the 2022 midterms in a stronger position after Democrats gained a seat in the Senate and held down their losses in the House. Democrats still see Biden as their most likely standard-bearer, and lawmakers in his party have been quick to contrast his handling of classified documents with former President Trump \u2014 who is dealing with his own controversy.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, there\u2019s little doubt the issue has raised some questions for Biden and the White House just as his team prepared to move forward with an expected presidential announcement later this year.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who like Tester is up for reelection next year in a state that Trump won easily in 2020, blasted the lax handling of secret information as \u201cunbelievable\u201d and \u201ctotally irresponsible.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4703\" height=\"3210\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/c421576532424d3b9bdab6c697aef1f3.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.\" class=\"wp-image-3778372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/c421576532424d3b9bdab6c697aef1f3.jpg 4703w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/c421576532424d3b9bdab6c697aef1f3.jpg?resize=300,205 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/c421576532424d3b9bdab6c697aef1f3.jpg?resize=768,524 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/c421576532424d3b9bdab6c697aef1f3.jpg?resize=1055,720 1055w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/c421576532424d3b9bdab6c697aef1f3.jpg?resize=1536,1048 1536w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/c421576532424d3b9bdab6c697aef1f3.jpg?resize=2048,1398 2048w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/c421576532424d3b9bdab6c697aef1f3.jpg?resize=645,440 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/c421576532424d3b9bdab6c697aef1f3.jpg?resize=50,34 50w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/c421576532424d3b9bdab6c697aef1f3.jpg?resize=876,597 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Sept. 20, 2022.  (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib, File)<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s attempt to dismiss the building scandal last week by asserting \u201cthere\u2019s no there there\u201d also drew a barb from Manchin.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>He told CNN on Monday \u201cthat\u2019s just not a good statement,\u201d adding \u201cwe just don\u2019t know\u201d what secrets may have been compromised.<\/p>\n<p>Criticism from Manchin is hardly unheard of, but Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who represents a safer state for Democrats, was also somewhat critical on Sunday. He said the controversy \u201cdiminishes\u201d Biden and noted the president rightly felt \u201cembarrassed by the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/durbinrichard_111522gn_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.)\" class=\"wp-image-3754445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/durbinrichard_111522gn_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/durbinrichard_111522gn_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/durbinrichard_111522gn_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/durbinrichard_111522gn_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/durbinrichard_111522gn_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/durbinrichard_111522gn_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/durbinrichard_111522gn_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/durbinrichard_111522gn_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/durbinrichard_111522gn_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/durbinrichard_111522gn_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/durbinrichard_111522gn_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/durbinrichard_111522gn_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/durbinrichard_111522gn_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) on November 15, 2022. (Greg Nash)<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Durbin on Monday said of the White House: \u201cThey were not careful in handling classified documents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I think of how we deal with them in the Capitol in comparison, whoever was responsible for it didn\u2019t follow the basic rules,\u201d Durbin said of the handling of classified documents.<\/p>\n<p>Durbin said he never took a classified document out of his office, \u201clet alone out of the building.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Yet Durbin, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, stopped short of speculating whether Biden committed a potential crime, telling reporters: \u201cI wouldn\u2019t go that far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans are saber-rattling over the issue, signaling they intend to use their newly won oversight powers to look into the Biden documents story in a more aggressive way than they looked into Trump\u2019s controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the new chair of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, has requested that the Secret Service hand over all the information it has on visitors to Biden\u2019s Delaware home in the time since he served as vice president.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The request \u2014 made to Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle on Monday \u2014 came after Comer demanded that visitor logs for the residence be turned over. The White House said last week that such records do not exist.<\/p>\n<p>Later on Monday, White House counsel Stuart Delery wrote to Comer that the administration does not have possession of the documents the National Archives and Department of Justice have taken as part of the investigation into Biden\u2019s handling of classified materials.<\/p>\n<p>Delery pledged to \u201caccommodate legitimate oversight interests\u201d in response to Comer\u2019s request.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>One GOP strategist said Republicans will go after Biden aggressively given the Trump controversy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe House is going to have a field day with investigations because of the fact that the Biden administration has been so outspoken criticizing Trump for the exact thing,\u201d said Brian Darling, a former Senate aide.<\/p>\n<p>Darling said the House could vote on articles of impeachment if the special prosecutor or House investigators find Biden broken the law or jeopardized national security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s possible. It depends on how the hearings go in the House. I think it\u2019s quite possible that there will be discussion about impeachment because Democrats seemed so open to the idea of impeachment against President Trump and we\u2019ve seen a lot of the payback from many of the things that happened when Democrats controlled the House, like kicking members off committees,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Durbin told reporters he expects House Republicans to go overboard in trying to tear down Biden, just as they did when they tried to blame former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the death of four Americans at a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) said Biden\u2019s possession of classified documents now effectively \u201ccompletely neutralizes\u201d Democratic attacks against Trump for holding sensitive material in Florida.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/thunejohn_112922gn_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.)\" class=\"wp-image-3768615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/thunejohn_112922gn_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/thunejohn_112922gn_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/thunejohn_112922gn_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/thunejohn_112922gn_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/thunejohn_112922gn_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/thunejohn_112922gn_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/thunejohn_112922gn_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/thunejohn_112922gn_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/thunejohn_112922gn_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/thunejohn_112922gn_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/thunejohn_112922gn_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/thunejohn_112922gn_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/thunejohn_112922gn_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. (Greg Nash)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure I understand all the laws that pertain to classified documents. I know the procedures that apply, but it seems to me the Justice Department is going to have to sort all that out and I think right now it\u2019s still an evolving situation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ron Wyden (Ore.), a senior Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, said the careful handling of classified documents should always be a top priority and declared: \u201cAll of the circumstances are going to be examined \u2026. So there\u2019s a message that nobody is above the law.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rule that I follow scrupulously is you don\u2019t take documents out of the room,\u201d he said. \u201cObviously there\u2019s a lot of information coming out and I want to wait and see what the facts are.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Wyden also gave Biden some political cover by drawing a distinction with Trump. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne point that I don\u2019t believe is in contention is President Biden has voluntarily cooperated and the former president did not,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who faces a competitive re-election in a Republican-leaning state, urged the administration to be as transparent as possible. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing that\u2019s betrayal of national interest, there\u2019s nothing he\u2019s trying to hide but they need to come out with all of it,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s got to deal with it and get it over with.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) expressed frustration that the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> attention surrounding the classified documents scandal threatens to eclipse the congressional agenda. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s being looked at to the nth degree,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m concerned that I think we\u2019re wasting an awful lot of effort on something that has a special prosecutor look[ing] into it and at the end of the day it looks like all you\u2019re going to find is some sloppiness. We have real problems to work on,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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