the most serious crisis since the beginning of the presidency
Washington-Joe Biden is facing the most serious crisis since the beginning of your Presidency. The discovery of a series of top secret documentsdating back to the time it was vice president by Barack Obama, found in his private office of Washington and in his personal residence in Delawareit’s not only embarrassing, but it might have serious political implications.
The first documents, which at the time should not have been in Biden’s hands and still less kept outside authorized spaces, were found last November 2nd, 6 days before the midterm elections, but the news was only made public earlier this week. For the Republicans there has been an obvious attempt to keep the story hidden that could damage the Democrats electorally. Not to mention, they always blame the Republicans, theattitude quite different from Justice Department against former President Donald Trumpin the affair of the classified documents seized by the FBI at its Mar-a-Lago resort.
Shortly after the first admission, the White House announced that other documentsdating back to the same period, had been unearthed in the garage and in the library of the president’s private home. I am “surprised” and “don’t know what the documents contain,” he said Presidentthat assured “full cooperation” with the authorities who are looking into the matter. Biden and the White House have insisted they have “immediately” notified the competent authorities, after the discovery of the confidential documents.
Beyond the many questions that have not yet been answered, the shadow of the months between the data of the first discovery, close to the elections, and the one in which the story was made public remains. Justice Minister Merrick Garland, also under pressure, announced the appointment of a special prosecutorRobert Hur, which will take place an independent investigation, like what was done months ago for the affair involving Trump. The move will certainly not appease the opposition Republicanwhich may soon set up its own investigative commission in the House of Representatives. It would be a veritable sword of Damocles over the next two years of the Biden presidency.
The Correspondence from Washington by Marco Liconti (LA PRESSE)