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'He did it intentionally': Analyst lays into Biden for 'indefensible' classified docs case

In a new op-ed, CNN's legal analyst Elie Honig argued that “Joe Biden knew he had highly classified documents in his home, kept them for a reason, and held on to them for years.” “He arguably broke the law, and he definitely misled the American public,” he added, saying that Biden's storing of classified documents had nothing to do with being a "feeble old man," as Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report suggested. Honig goes on to point out that Donald Trump's conduct when it comes to retaining classified documents was much worse than Biden's — a fact that Hur "takes pains to say — perhaps gratuitously" in his report. That’s why Biden shared some of their contents with his ghostwriter — though Hur acknowledges that Biden may have disclosed that classified information inadvertently, citing Biden’s 'lapses in attention and vigilance.'" Despite White House claims that Biden's possession of classified documents was just a matter of them being inadvertently misplaced, Honig says Biden's actions in regards to some of the documents were "knowingly and on purpose."

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