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Classified Docs: How Trump case differs from Clinton & Biden (www.csmonitor.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by kabe@lemmy.world to c/news

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I found this an interesting summary, given the whataboutism coming from The Right following Trump's indictments.

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[–] Melpomene@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The story you shared is a good read and does a great job explaining the difference between being (arguably) negligent handling classified information (Clinton, Biden) and one -intentionally- concealing one's possession of classified information, lying to authorities, etc.

Of course, the people who most need to hear this are also the least likely to listen.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it’s a case of “you really shouldn’t handle classified information that way” “Whoops, is this better?” vs. “You really shouldn’t handle classified information that way” “I didn’t! And even if I did (hides box behind back), it would be perfectly OK for me to do! This is all someone else’s fault!”