Kathianne
01-26-2023, 01:25 PM
Who'd have thunk it? Seriously, I never thought that Biden might be out because of his Trump vendetta:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/25/politics/justice-department-biden-home-search
Justice Department was prepared to seek warrant had Biden not consented to home search, sources sayPaula Reid Pamela Brown Evan Perez Jessica Schneider
By Paula Reid, Pamela Brown, Evan Perez and Jessica Schneider, CNN
Published 4:01 PM EST, Wed January 25, 2023
CNN —
The FBI’s unprecedented search of President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, resulted from high-stakes discussions between the Justice Department and Biden attorneys over when and how it would take place, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
Biden’s team stresses that it was cooperative in the lead-up to Friday’s search and even expressed an eagerness for the search to happen as expeditiously as possible to move the investigation along – and to try to put the matter behind them.
For its part, the Justice Department had decided it would conduct the latest search – and any subsequent searches – after Biden’s team handled earlier searches themselves. Federal investigators also were prepared to seek a warrant if they did not get consent to search the Wilmington property, according to multiple sources.
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It may be that Garland is tiring of the WH spin too:
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ustice Department unhappy with slow pace of searches
The Biden documents saga began in early November when Biden’s private attorneys found classified documents while packing up his former think tank office in Washington, DC. They notified the National Archives, which in turn notified the Justice Department.
The Justice Department’s National Security Division wrote a letter to Biden’s legal team on November 10, outlining specific processes and protocols that DOJ expected the Biden team to follow, a person familiar with the matter said.
Although there was no expectation that more classified material would be found, the Biden team notified the Justice Department that if additional materials were discovered, they would immediately engage with DOJ on the process to follow, the source said.
It took more than six weeks after the initial discovery at the Penn Biden Center for the president’s personal attorneys to search the Wilmington home the first time in December and another three weeks after that before they searched his house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
PEWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - AUGUST 03: Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a law enforcement round table hosted by Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor Rebecca Kleefisch at the Ingleside Hotel on August 03, 2022 in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Wisconsin will hold it primary on Tuesday August 9th. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Trump seeks to exploit Pence's discomfort
Biden’s legal team did not alert the Justice Department that it had begun to search Biden’s homes until after the attorneys discovered classified documents in his Wilmington garage, sources familiar with the investigation say. While such notification wasn’t required, the lack of advance notice irritated some Justice officials.
Justice officials also were concerned that the White House released information to the public in a piecemeal way, the sources tell CNN. For instance, when news of the document discovery at the Penn Biden Center broke, the White House failed to disclose classified documents also had been found in Wilmington.
The White House has insisted that searches by the Biden team were conducted in coordination with the Justice Department. Biden’s team also has made a point of noting that when they did find classified documents, they suspended their searches and notified Justice officials.
Garland has been kept apprised of the ongoing discussions between Biden attorneys and US Attorney John Lausch, who is handling the probe until Hur takes the helm and was informed of plans for the FBI to conduct its search Friday.
Garland defended the Justice Department’s approach to the document investigations on Monday. “The department has a set of norms and practices that have been a part of our DNA” since the Watergate era, Garland said. “These are essential for us to continue to ensure that we adhere to the rule of law.”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/25/politics/justice-department-biden-home-search
Justice Department was prepared to seek warrant had Biden not consented to home search, sources sayPaula Reid Pamela Brown Evan Perez Jessica Schneider
By Paula Reid, Pamela Brown, Evan Perez and Jessica Schneider, CNN
Published 4:01 PM EST, Wed January 25, 2023
CNN —
The FBI’s unprecedented search of President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, resulted from high-stakes discussions between the Justice Department and Biden attorneys over when and how it would take place, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
Biden’s team stresses that it was cooperative in the lead-up to Friday’s search and even expressed an eagerness for the search to happen as expeditiously as possible to move the investigation along – and to try to put the matter behind them.
For its part, the Justice Department had decided it would conduct the latest search – and any subsequent searches – after Biden’s team handled earlier searches themselves. Federal investigators also were prepared to seek a warrant if they did not get consent to search the Wilmington property, according to multiple sources.
...
It may be that Garland is tiring of the WH spin too:
...
ustice Department unhappy with slow pace of searches
The Biden documents saga began in early November when Biden’s private attorneys found classified documents while packing up his former think tank office in Washington, DC. They notified the National Archives, which in turn notified the Justice Department.
The Justice Department’s National Security Division wrote a letter to Biden’s legal team on November 10, outlining specific processes and protocols that DOJ expected the Biden team to follow, a person familiar with the matter said.
Although there was no expectation that more classified material would be found, the Biden team notified the Justice Department that if additional materials were discovered, they would immediately engage with DOJ on the process to follow, the source said.
It took more than six weeks after the initial discovery at the Penn Biden Center for the president’s personal attorneys to search the Wilmington home the first time in December and another three weeks after that before they searched his house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
PEWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - AUGUST 03: Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a law enforcement round table hosted by Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor Rebecca Kleefisch at the Ingleside Hotel on August 03, 2022 in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Wisconsin will hold it primary on Tuesday August 9th. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Trump seeks to exploit Pence's discomfort
Biden’s legal team did not alert the Justice Department that it had begun to search Biden’s homes until after the attorneys discovered classified documents in his Wilmington garage, sources familiar with the investigation say. While such notification wasn’t required, the lack of advance notice irritated some Justice officials.
Justice officials also were concerned that the White House released information to the public in a piecemeal way, the sources tell CNN. For instance, when news of the document discovery at the Penn Biden Center broke, the White House failed to disclose classified documents also had been found in Wilmington.
The White House has insisted that searches by the Biden team were conducted in coordination with the Justice Department. Biden’s team also has made a point of noting that when they did find classified documents, they suspended their searches and notified Justice officials.
Garland has been kept apprised of the ongoing discussions between Biden attorneys and US Attorney John Lausch, who is handling the probe until Hur takes the helm and was informed of plans for the FBI to conduct its search Friday.
Garland defended the Justice Department’s approach to the document investigations on Monday. “The department has a set of norms and practices that have been a part of our DNA” since the Watergate era, Garland said. “These are essential for us to continue to ensure that we adhere to the rule of law.”