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I am sure that the right wing media will crucify him the same way that they are Biden.
Tell me again about Biden having classified docs and how he totally hasn't fully cooperated with the proper authorities. >

But but hunter biden's laptop?! >

Oh shit! I forgot about the laptop. It's full of buttery males dicks. >

Andy’s docs are classified. >

Direct link to the clip, which has aged like milk >

The head nod after “I did not” >

Conflicting body language like (nodding yes while saying no/vise versa) this is a pretty big sign someone is lying. >

Tells like that are wrong as often as they are right. >

Good point - it’s especially true when they found classified documents at his house, you’re right. >

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I think the key takeaway here is there needs to be better accounting for these documents. Better documentation of who has what, thorough searches as a matter of course, active retention. Clearly what is in place isn’t working, and at this point they should be searching the properties of anyone that had access to high-level classified information just as a matter of diligence. Even if the government has a tendency to over-classify, there should be no exceptions, otherwise what’s the point? >


Even if the government has a tendency to over-classify, there should be no exceptions, otherwise what’s the point?

Exactly. Clearly classification is not being treated as seriously as it should be by ANYONE. There's another issue about intent and lying and such, but it is another issue different from mishandling classified materials. >

If Barack Obama doesn’t have a team of lawyers searching EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE right this minute, he should start. >

Yup. Hell, extend it as far as it can go. Lets see what Cheney is sitting on too. >

FBI raid on Jimmy Carter is up next >

Colbert had a great joke last night. Basically he said "At this point we need to be searching everyone. Clearly people have been just hoarding classified material when leaving office with reckless abandon. I saw we look at Jimmy Carter next, I know what he's been doing building all those houses!"
And then it cuts to Jimmy Carter insulating the walls of habitat for humanity houses with classified documents. >

Seth Myers joke, no? Maybe both >

Was definitely in Colbert's monologue last night. Maybe both though. >

Pence is wet garbage, but given that this was a self-report situation similar to Biden, there's probably some doubt benefit in this one case. Until given reason to believe otherwise the takeaway here is probably that the lower level of classified documents aren't moved around as securely as we think and they can get lost in the shuffle.
Comparing this, Biden's situation, and Trump's, the big deal seems to be the obstruction and deflection, which only seems to be coming from Trump. I guess we'll see how it plays out and maybe Pence is doing more than he's letting on here but this might've been closer to being wrong than being a liar, for once. >

I feel like this is the most likely scenario.  Pence is a trash human and his political views are fucked, but I don't think he's the, steal government secrets for nefarious means, type. >

Yes, while Trump clearly did knew he had classified docs and wanted to keep them, and the right is predictably invested in making the Biden situation appear equally nefarious, Pence, for all his many faults, is a rock solid candidate for someone neither side genuinely believes would do this deliberately. >

When does Hillary get an apology? >

Republicans will give Americans universal health care before they apologise to a woman. >

What sucks is how little the voting public sees nuance. Like, Pence lied about them. Trump lied about them, said they were his to keep, tried to block giving them back, was an all around clown about it. Biden went public with them and has been very helpful the whole time. 
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But the swing voters are all going to be like "ItS aLl ThE sAmE ThInG!" >

The Pence documents appear to be another case of self reported spillage, just like Biden's. Yes the video gotcha moment is good for a laugh but it appears that after recent events,  he went looking, found some documents and self reported. That's exactly what he was supposed to do. This doesn't absolve Pence from being a son of satan hollow man but I don't think this case of spillage is a big deal for him.  It's an administrative issue with an administrative solution.
edit: Also WTF is up with Pence in that video?  He looks  and acts so weird. I had this uncanny valley thing going on.