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Upvoting this comment like the Dickens.
Believe it or not, there is a process for declassification that doesn’t involve mentally declassifying them between sips of diet coke. >

Yup. Whether or not he have this power there is no indication he used it and therefore this is a non issue. >

More importantly, President Biden hasn't tried to wriggle his way out of this by claiming he declassified those documents or tried to distract people by saying that he *could have and therefore so what.
President Biden with his normal sized, and not tiny, hands is demonstrating what BDE looks like, and what a mature adult does when they screw up: he is owning it and not making excuses.  He is the example our children (and adults) need, not a bad example. >

The most transparent administration in history withheld the Information from us for months so it wouldn't hurt the mid terns. Is that the example we want to set for our children? Hide your mistakes until it's convenient for you to admit them. >

I know for one, when I make a mistake I immediately scream out any info I have to whomever might listen, regardless of clarifying what happened. >

I assume that in addition to not doing that you also didn't promise to be transparent in all things. Listen, I don't think it's a big deal for either person. Watching both sides jump through hoops while ignoring their own wrongdoing to blame the other side makes everyone seem disingenuous. >

It's a huge deal for either person. Classified documents are classified for a reason. One side ignoring notifications, a subpoena, and then having to be raided isn't in any way the same as the other side discovering things that weren't being looked for and volunteering them. That's were we stand right now. 
Murderers and jay walkers are both "criminals", but they aren't the same. >

And the other side says the same shit and you both sound like assholes. >

I don't care what milquetoast BS anyone says and neither should you. They're almost all lawyers. Lawyers are shifty assholes. This isn't news to most people above their early 20's. Actions. Actions are what matters. >

Who cares?
He hasn't claimed that he declassified any documents (with his mind or otherwise). >

This entire line of inquiry is a distraction. Whether the documents are declassified is not relevant to the criminal charges against Trump. Even if the docs were declassified, Trump committed a crime by not returning them upon government request. >

I hate Trump with a passion but that’s a weak crime.  Incomplete responses to subpoenas happen all the time, inadvertently or otherwise (I’m also a lawyer).  Biden’s sloppiness killed this issue, time to let it go.  It sucks but it is what it is >


Biden’s sloppiness killed this issue, time to let it go. It sucks but it is what it is

That's not at all how any of this works, Mr. Lawyer. >

Really?  Because when my adversary does something shady, but my client also did a superficially similar thing that can be spun to make him look like a big dumb hypocrite, I begrudgingly drop that argument 10/10 times >

Neat. If you think that's analogous in any way to Trump's handling of US government classified documents, you're sorely mistaken. >

Analogous to Biden’s decision to prosecute Trump for his mishandling?  In the context of public opinion (which is not at all nuanced)?  Sure it is. >

“Biden’s decision to prosecute Trump….”
You seem somewhat confused here. I would think a lawyer would know better. >

The AG has the ultimate authority to overrule the special counsel’s indictment recommendation (subject to an amorphous standard that doesn’t practically constrain the AG).  The President is the AG’s boss and in charge of the entire executive branch. >

The National Archive informed Trump which documents he had and requested their return. It wasn't big news no one cared. Trump lied the National Archive and claimed not to have them. 
National Archive and FBI got a court order for the documents, sat Trump down and read Trump the subpoena, and it still wasn't news. Trump refused to return the documents. 
The FBI raided Mar-a-logo. It was huge news. Start to finish took over a year. Had Trump cooperated at any point before the raid the matter never would have been news worthy. 
Now in Biden's case Republicans are falling over themselves to cry about documents and claim bothsidism. To be clear Trump lied to authorities and refused to abide with a court order. >

I heard a good analogy on the radio the other day. 
Imagine you’re shopping in a store with your toddler. You’ve done your shopping and are in your car getting ready to head home when you notice that your toddler has grabbed something from a shelf that you didn’t notice and you’ve inadvertently stolen something. 
There are two options from this point. 
A) Return to the store, explain the situation or offer to pay for the item, whatever it is that will make the situation right. 
B) Shrug it off, decide to try to hide the crime and hope that the store doesn’t have cameras and they don’t catch you. 
Biden did A, which is the right thing to do in a situation. Trump did B, which is a scummy, shitty thing to do. >

Trump didn't just do B. Security came out and said "Hey we think you stole something"   and Trump just ignored them and drove off anyway. >

It's more than even that.
Trump is acting just like Fagin in Oliver Twist actively training his toddler to filch items from stores.