Thursday, January 12, 2023

Biden Having Classified Files Isn't the 'Real Scandal', Edward Snowden Says Story by Anna Skinner  9hago

Edward Snowden believes that President Joe Biden possessing classified documents isn't the "real scandal." Instead, he accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) of suppressing the information during the midterm elections.

Edward Snowden, inset, said President Joe Biden possessing classified documents isn't the "real scandal". Instead, he targeted the DOJ. © GETTy

Snowden's tweet came after former President Donald Trump repeatedly slammed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for contributing to what he believes is a stolen election. A raid was conducted on Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate in August, when classified documents were discovered, and now people are wondering if the Obama-era classified documents discovered at an office used by Biden should lead to a similar investigation into the president.

Snowden, a former contractor with the CIA who leaked classified information of internet and phone surveillance conducted by the National Security Agency (NSA), targeted the DOJ's role in the suppressing the information release about the Biden documents.

"The real scandal isn't that Biden had classified documents coming out of his socks, because sadly they've all been doing it," Snowden "The scandal is that the DOJ found out about it a week prior to the midterm elections and chose to suppress the story, conferring a partisan advantage."

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