While Trump’s case merits indictment and conviction, pundits have suggested, Biden’s is merely a matter of misplaced papers. But are the situations really that different?
It is hardly credible that Biden’s own aides have accidentally uncovered scandalous evidence; this is more likely a move taken for reasons of political expediency.
The special counsel chosen to investigate the matter is Robert Hur, who had been appointed by former president Donald Trump to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland in 2018. He has promised to ‘conduct the assigned investigation with fair, impartial, and dispassionate judgment.’