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During an appearance on Fox News's “America Reports,” Turley gave a perfect example.
Well, I thought the Republicans did a particularly good job today. Often the Democrats are way ahead in framing of hearings, but at points the Democrats seemed almost a border on the delusional.
When you had Hur say ‘I did not exonerate the president’ and then Democrats would say ‘OK, so you exonerated the president’ and he would say ‘No, I didn’t’ and they would say ‘Thank you for that, with that exoneration.’
So for a lot of people watching, they probably kept on having to sort of reverse and see if they missed something here. //
Turley continued:
The fact is that Hur tried over and over again to distinguish between his findings, which is that he was not confident he could convict if he did bring any charges, and the statement of Democrats that the president was cleared. //
I'm not a prosecutor but it seems to me after listening to multiple legal opinions — including Turley, several times — on this case that it should have been left to a jury to determine whether or not Biden is sufficiently competent to be held accountable.
What am I missing? Other than the reality of the two-tier justice system, I mean. //
anon-cdoc
10 hours ago edited
I am of mixed minds as to whether Hur is going with the incompetency excuse because he doesn't think he can get a conviction in a DC or Delaware jury pool. HOWEVER, Joe Biden broke the law and basically committed espionage. There are people in prison for the same thing, but one or two instances, not 40 freaking years worth. Joe Biden should still be charged as soon as he is no longer a sitting president and at least make the effort. Make him spend some of those millions on defending himself, just like Trump! //
Highlar75
4 hours ago
One of the things that has always struck me in Hur's report, and again during the hearing, was what it didn't say/emphasize: these were crimes committed not NOW...but decades ago when Biden WAS fully functioning and aware of what he did. To me, THAT is the way a prosecutor would handle this case. Hur is trying to place it all NOW, when that's not the case at all. Or am I missing something in Hur's defense of his report? //
Sojourner Hound Dog
2 hours ago
Respectfully disagree. While I would certainly like Biden to be tried/impeached/etc. for what is a lengthy spell of purloining items that he had no right to be in possession of, the reality - for me - is that Hur far exceeded what anyone thought he would be able to do.
His "unsatisfying" conclusion (because we DO want to see actual justice done to the crook) was brilliant: the pro-Biden DoJ couldn't squash the report b/c of the way Hur framed his conclusions. Similarly, it leaves the door open down the road for someone to say, "The heck with that, let's see if a jury will convict him" b/c the report did NOT exonerate Biden. Quite the contrary, it laid out that Biden committed crimes.
FWIW