In the last few days, the involvement of Joe Biden in the plan to attack the incoming Trump administration by bringing down General Flynn has been revealed. Indeed, maybe we should say his involvement has been unmasked. Let's just look at what Joe and his people have been saying in the last few days.
1. When Old Joe was asked if he knew about efforts to spy illegally on General Flynn, he told ABC News that he knew nothing of it and then he tried to change the subject.
2. Within two minutes, when the ABC correspondent came back to the subject, Biden changed his story. He said he had misunderstood the question and had thought he had been asked if he had been involved with indictment of Flynn. He admitted then that he had been briefed about how there was going to be an investigation of Flynn. Let's stop her for a moment. Biden knows that Flynn's indictment only came months later at the hands of the Robert Mueller who was appointed special prosecutor. That was after Joe was out of office. He knew that the question wasn't about indicting Flynn. It was clear. Even Biden isn't that confused.
3. Yesterday, we learned that Biden himself had requested that Flynn be unmasked. That's a very drastic step which penetrates the rights of American citizens in only special situations. That's an active roll in an investigation (or a political vendetta in this case). That's a hell of a lot more than just being briefed that there was going to be an investigation. It's more like running the investigation.
So what was Biden's response to this news? First, he didn't deny that he had requested that Flynn be unmasked. That's key. Biden himself has said nothing so far. His spokesman, however, responded to the question by denouncing the entire subject as an attempt by Republicans to change the subject from the President's failure to deal with the virus. In other words, team Biden has no answer.
We need to understand why Biden, as vice president, felt he had to unmask Flynn less than two weeks before Flynn took over as Trump's national security advisor. It's worth noting that at the same time that Biden made his request, various news organizations started publishing leaked stories about how Flynn had spoken to the Russian ambassador. Remember, as incoming national security adviser, it was part of Flynn's job to speak to the ambassadors. The media stories centered around how Flynn may have violated the Logan Act (a 200 plus year old law that has never been used). That's important because we now also know from documents released in the last week that at a White House meeting the day or two before Biden asked that Flynn be unmasked, the subject of using the Logan Act was discussed by Obama, Biden, the acting AG, the head of the FBI and a few other top Obama intelligence appointees. One has to wonder if Biden himself illegally leaked the news of the calls to the media.
Biden rarely gets questions that confront him. It's time, now, however, for that to happen. Joe Biden has to tell America what he was doing when he unmasked Flynn. He also needs to explain his involvement in leaking this information to the media.
1. When Old Joe was asked if he knew about efforts to spy illegally on General Flynn, he told ABC News that he knew nothing of it and then he tried to change the subject.
2. Within two minutes, when the ABC correspondent came back to the subject, Biden changed his story. He said he had misunderstood the question and had thought he had been asked if he had been involved with indictment of Flynn. He admitted then that he had been briefed about how there was going to be an investigation of Flynn. Let's stop her for a moment. Biden knows that Flynn's indictment only came months later at the hands of the Robert Mueller who was appointed special prosecutor. That was after Joe was out of office. He knew that the question wasn't about indicting Flynn. It was clear. Even Biden isn't that confused.
3. Yesterday, we learned that Biden himself had requested that Flynn be unmasked. That's a very drastic step which penetrates the rights of American citizens in only special situations. That's an active roll in an investigation (or a political vendetta in this case). That's a hell of a lot more than just being briefed that there was going to be an investigation. It's more like running the investigation.
So what was Biden's response to this news? First, he didn't deny that he had requested that Flynn be unmasked. That's key. Biden himself has said nothing so far. His spokesman, however, responded to the question by denouncing the entire subject as an attempt by Republicans to change the subject from the President's failure to deal with the virus. In other words, team Biden has no answer.
We need to understand why Biden, as vice president, felt he had to unmask Flynn less than two weeks before Flynn took over as Trump's national security advisor. It's worth noting that at the same time that Biden made his request, various news organizations started publishing leaked stories about how Flynn had spoken to the Russian ambassador. Remember, as incoming national security adviser, it was part of Flynn's job to speak to the ambassadors. The media stories centered around how Flynn may have violated the Logan Act (a 200 plus year old law that has never been used). That's important because we now also know from documents released in the last week that at a White House meeting the day or two before Biden asked that Flynn be unmasked, the subject of using the Logan Act was discussed by Obama, Biden, the acting AG, the head of the FBI and a few other top Obama intelligence appointees. One has to wonder if Biden himself illegally leaked the news of the calls to the media.
Biden rarely gets questions that confront him. It's time, now, however, for that to happen. Joe Biden has to tell America what he was doing when he unmasked Flynn. He also needs to explain his involvement in leaking this information to the media.
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