In his report to the Department of Justice, Special Counsel Robert K. Hur writes of his decision not recommend not prosecuting President Joe Biden for mishandling classified documents: “Mr. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview with him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory.”
Zack Smith—Legal Fellow and Manager of the Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy Program in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court hearing oral argument in Trump v. Anderson. You can find Smith’s work here: https://www.heritage.org/staff/zack-smith
Speaking at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference in Leesburg, Virginia, President Joe Biden reacted to Special Counsel Robert K. Hur deciding not to seek criminal charges against him for mishandling classified documents.
During oral argument in Trump v. Anderson, Justice Neil Gorsuch grilled attorney Jason Murray after he was unable to directly answer questions explaining why Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump should be disqualified from holding elected office. “Please don’t change the hypothetical, ok? Please don’t change the hypothetical…I’m not going to say it again, so just try and answer the question.”
Listeners react to Special Counsel Robert K. Hur’s recommendation that the Department of Justice not charge President Joe Biden for mishandling classified documents. Is there a legal double standard considering former President Donald Trump faces 20+ years in prison for similar offenses?