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Here are the most interesting questions of the day: Who wanted to sabotage Joe Biden’s run for a second term, or more specifically, who leaked the classified documents story to CBS News?
On January 9, Attorney General Merrick Garland commissioned federal prosecutors in Chicago to investigate classified documents found in the president’s former office at the Penn-Biden Center in Washington, which also involved the FBI. The news outlet reported that the discovery of classified documents occurred on Nov. 2, days before the midterm elections, he said, citing, but not identifying, two sources who revealed the investigation. .
The details provided by these sources were sketchy. We were unable to determine the topic or taxonomy level of the found documents. What they revealed was that the materials were kept in a locked closet. It’s a useful detail that helps protect the president and allows him to claim that the documents are safe from prying eyes. Whoever was behind the leak wanted to hurt the president. But it wasn’t fatal.
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Did the leak come from people at the Justice Department who were fed up with Donald Trump’s residence being upended by the FBI raid while President Biden was getting the child glove treatment? Were FBI whistleblowers fed up with the slow investigation into materials found on Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop?
It is unlikely. If the information came from an organization involved in either initiating or following up the investigation, they probably knew more about the material found in the closet.
Another theory is that it was someone inside the White House who wanted Joe Biden out of the 2024 race.
After all, Joe Biden was about to formally announce that he would be running for a second term. had lost He is ready to stand up to the MAGA Republicans, as he calls them, and is willing to serve a second term.
Others in his party may not have been so optimistic. Heading into the November election, a large number of Democrats have chosen not to campaign with President Biden. Some found it convenient for him to be out of town when he appeared in their state. They knew he wasn’t a voter.
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But then the clouds parted for Biden. He took credit for the relative success of the midterm elections – Democrats retained the Senate and narrowly lost the House. strategic oil reserves, oil and gasoline prices fell and inflation fell. The expected recession, likely due to the Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hikes, had yet to materialize.
In short, Biden has been enjoying a relatively positive news window in recent weeks and seemed poised to seize it. it was done. Even the stock market helped, gaining momentum in the last few weeks of the year.
For Democrats, a better news stream was a mixed blessing. His 70% of Americans, including his 57% of Democrats, do not want Joe Biden running for his second term. Also, voters don’t want Donald Trump to be the nominee. The country seems ready to transition to a new generation of leaders.
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But Joe Biden doesn’t want to move on. He testified to reporters that he had “no regrets” and that “there was nothing there.”
Others, including many in his own party, see it differently. Numerous Democratic lawmakers are calling for a thorough investigation into document violations. Criticism is growing.
Senators Dick Durbin, Senators Tim Kaine, Senators Joe Manchin, and Rep. Debbie Stevenough, as Mr. Durbin recently said, criticized those who accused the president of mishandling classified documents. One person.
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Last weekend, even his staunch ally, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, refused to give Biden the green light to run again, telling Maureen Dowd that it was up to the president to decide to do so. The New York Times reporter asked, “How old are you?” [is] Nancy, 82, Nancy, 82, knows what she’s talking about.
Biden’s polls drop again due to document scandal. His mishandling of the situation made his administration seem incompetent. Given that the economic outlook is deteriorating and manufacturing, housing and retail spending are all down, it’s hard to see Mr. Biden’s fortunes improving any time soon.
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Meanwhile, many Democrats are lining up to run in 2024. Gavin Newsom, J.B. Pritzker, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, and others would no doubt wish Biden didn’t seek his second term.
For all these presidential aspirants, the documentary fuss could not have happened at a better time. would have feared alienating black voters, especially those loyal to Joe Biden.
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Those hopefuls and others have an open field if Biden announces he won’t run.
Who leaked the secret? I don’t know, but we need to root for Democrats everywhere, including those who are eager to replace Joe Biden.
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