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White House Blocks Release Of Bidens Special Counsel Interview Audio Says Gop Is Being Political

Posted: Fri May 31, 2024 10:05 am
by tdray
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Source: https://www.ksl.com/article/51015155/wh ... -political

-> Hypocrisy Rating: HIGH
Summary: The White House is blocking the release of audio from President Joe Biden's special counsel interview, claiming that Republicans want to use it for political purposes. However, they themselves have used confidential information for political gain. The White House also accuses Republicans of being politically motivated, yet they refuse to release the audio for fear of it being used against them in the upcoming election. Additionally, they claim executive privilege to protect the audio, but have not provided the same privilege for similar recordings in the past.

Hypocritical statements:
1. "The absence of a legitimate need for the audio recordings lays bare your likely goal — to chop them up, distort them, and use them for partisan political purposes." (The White House is accusing Republicans of wanting to use confidential information for political gain, yet they are refusing to release the audio for fear of it being used against them in the election.)
2. "Demanding such sensitive and constitutionally protected law enforcement materials from the executive branch because you want to manipulate them for potential political gain is inappropriate." (The White House is accusing Republicans of using confidential information for political gain, yet they have used confidential information in the past for political gain.)
3. "It is the longstanding position of the executive branch held by administrations of both parties that an official who asserts the president's claim of executive privilege cannot be held in contempt of Congress." (The White House is claiming executive privilege to protect the audio, yet they have not provided the same privilege for similar recordings in the past.)