Every President Tries To Protect Himself

President Biden is trying hard not to have people hear his interview– for which we already have the transcripts. What’s he trying to hide?

“Mr. Biden has likewise justified his stonewalling by claiming that the tapes would be used ‘for partisan purposes.’ But fear of political consequences isn’t a legitimate basis to refuse compliance with a congressional subpoena, then or now. Finally, the administration’s justification for defying congressional subpoenas stands in uneasy contrast with its prosecution of political opponents for similar conduct. The Justice Department prosecuted Trump aides Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro for criminal contempt because they refused to comply with congressional subpoenas on grounds of executive privilege…. If Nixon had to produce the tapes, so does Mr. Biden.”

Althouse: “In resisting disclosure of his recordings, [Richard] Nixon lamented that they ‘will be seized upon by my political and journalistic opponents.'”

Even if this argument is valid, it’ll never be resolved before the election. I’m beginning to think that both candidates have learned that it’s an effective strategy to go against the law, since we don’t truly have speedy trials, and they won’t be decided before the election.