Rep. Donalds WRECKS NBC’s Welker Over Fake Biden Exoneration Narrative

MRC Latino | February 25, 2024
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KRISTEN WELKER: Again, there's no evidence that the indictments against him are politicized, but sticking to this question, were you offended at all by his comments, Congressman? 

U.S. REP. BYRON DONALDS: No, I wasn't because I understood what the president was talking about and like I've said now for the third time. He talked about all the reasons why minority voters want to support him and Kristen, let me push back a little bit. You have to acknowledge the fact that now that the Robert Hur report has come out, about Joe Biden’s misuse of classified information which is a violation of the Espionage Act. He had no rights to any of those documents when he was a senator or vice president and yet there are no charges against  Vice- against President Biden, but President Trump is under prosecution? Come on now. We know that doesn't make sense at all.

WELKER: I have to hit the pause button for one minute, Congressman, Because the Hur report was very clear…

DONALDS: Sure. 

WELKER: …that there was not enough evidence to bring charges against President Biden. And that ultimately there was not any ev-

(CROSSTALK)

DONALDS: Kristen, I gotta push back on you. That is not tr-- No, no, no, no, no… 

WELKER: That is what the Hur report said. That is exactly what the Hur report said. Yes, it is. It said that there wasn’t enough- there wasn’t enough evidence to bring charges…

DONALDS: The Espionage Act is clear. The Espionage Act is clear. You cannot possess those documents as a senator or vice president. You have no right to those documents as a senator or vice president. They must remain in a secure facility. Joe Biden took them from a SCIF. That's a violation of the Espionage Act. Period.

WELKER: Okay. All right. Bottom line, though, Hur himself said there wasn't enough evidence to bring charges.