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The renunciation of the king’s priesthood, the doctrine that the monarch’s word is absolute and the king is above law, was a central aspect of the American Revolution. It was the founding principle of the American Republic, along with the adoption of constitutional limits on government power.
However, President Biden does not appear to have received the memo. Judging by his mishandling of classified documents, he apparently does not consider the restrictions of the law to apply to him.
Time and time again, the president has snorted at this constitutional concept. From proclamations ordering immigration officers to defy the law to ordering his OSHA vaccines illegal, he has acted like he is above the law.
Fortunately, the state attorney general stepped up his defense of the rule of law and asked the courts to keep him down. Most recently, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton scored a victory against Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. A court overruled a government agency rule that threatened to cut federal funding to Texas and other states that ban sex-change surgery on children.
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The revelation of multiple sets of his illegally-stored classified documents reveals that Biden’s disregard for the rule of law extends well beyond his unconstitutional executive actions. It also applies to his handling of classified material. And he’s been doing it for years.
At a time when trust in elected officials is at an all-time low, Americans desperately need a president who will follow the law closely and lead with transparency and accountability. Instead, there are opposites. Instead of taking responsibility, President Biden and White House officials have turned backwards, trying to convince an increasingly skeptical public that they see nothing here. move.
President Biden’s handling of classified documents shows that he either doesn’t understand or simply doesn’t care how classified documents should be treated.
As a former Department of Justice official with top secret clearance at the time, I am convinced that his actions disregarded the law and applicable regulations. should not be When I was at the Department of Justice, the classified documents I had access to were kept in a safe inside a locked office in a secure building guarded by federal personnel. There’s a reason the rules were so strict. The documents contained information that our adversaries could use against our country.
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It was shocking enough that President Biden casually handled such sensitive material. But his administration’s response to the document’s discovery is equally troubling. Media reports and public statements suggest that both the White House and the Justice Department did not take the necessary steps when they learned of the first set of classified documents. was allowed to sit in an unsecured location for months. In addition, the president’s private agents were allowed to administer searches of more documents and eventually process even more classified documents. Some of these reportedly did not hold his clearance for security.
The president himself could face serious penalties if he mishandled classified information under federal law governing “exercise of gross negligence.” Laws such as the Espionage Act make it a crime to intentionally or unintentionally delete, leak, or destroy confidential information. In fact, several public officials, including former Army general and former CIA Director David Petraeus, have pleaded guilty to deleting classified documents.
10 Unanswered Questions About Biden’s Confidential Documents
The White House and the Biden Department of Justice are now in the spotlight. The appointment of a special counsel is a step in the right direction, but it will not undermine the government’s subtle attempts to obstruct justice and influence investigations. has long declared its commitment to But the White House’s repeated meddling has cast doubt on his integrity.
Two things must happen immediately to restore public confidence. First, the White House must make it clear that the Special Counsel and the Justice Department are free to pursue investigations wherever they go without White House influence or political ramifications. not.
10 Unanswered Questions About Biden’s Confidential Documents
Second, the DOJ should provide the public with a basic timeline of what happened and explain why certain actions were taken. This can be done easily without divulging the contents of the investigation. That timeline and description should cover:
*At what point was the Ministry notified of the discovery of these documents?
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*Who directed the State Department not to publicly disclose the discovery of the documents until after the 2022 midterm elections? Who was involved in this decision?
* When and what action did the Bureau take regarding the documents pending the appointment of the Special Counsel?
* Are public reports correct that the Department of Justice allowed agents of the President who do not have the proper security clearances to manage the search following the initial discovery? If so, who makes this decision? Did you
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I recently sent Attorney General Merrick Garland a letter asking him to provide this information to the American public. That information, along with a full and independent investigation by the Special Counsel, would go a long way toward restoring confidence not only in the Biden Department of Justice, but in the administration’s respect for the rule of law. , reassure the country that no one is under the rule of law.
The Founding Fathers abandoned their allegiance to the idea of the divine right of the king when we became independent from England. It’s time for the president to do the same.
