Posted on 09/10/2023 10:46:14 AM PDT by John Semmens
House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer's request for unrestricted access to documents containing evidence of potential abuse of his official duties by then-Vice President Biden from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has been rebuffed by Archivist Colleen Shogan.
"It is NARA that must balance the issues of privacy vs. the public's right to know what its government officials are doing," Shogan said. "The very fact that VP Biden used aliases on some of his correspondence indicates a strong desire to preserve the privacy of communications between himself and his son on matters of business. It is my fear that full disclosure of these documents might violate the Bidens' Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination."
Comer called NARA's action on this matter "a misinterpretation of what the Fifth Amendment means. Under this amendment to the Constitution the accused may decline to give testimony that could incriminate himself. It does not bar the search for and use of the communications between the perpetrators of a crime from being used as evidence against the writers of those documents."
Shogan pointed out that "we are not required to accept Mr. Comer's interpretation of the meaning of the Fifth Amendment. President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also used aliases in some of their correspondence while serving in office. Who knows why they were trying to conceal their actions from public scrutiny. For now, we are sticking with our interpretation of the meaning of the Fifth Amendment. Comer has the option of suing us in court. The fact that the court may not expeditiously resolve the dispute until after the statute of limitations has lapsed for any crimes committed by the correspondents in question could render the whole issue moot just like it has been for any crimes committed by President Obama and Secretary Clinton."
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“It is NARA that must balance the issues of privacy vs. the public’s right to know what its government officials are doing,” Shogan said. “The very fact that VP Biden used aliases on some of his correspondence indicates a strong desire to preserve the privacy of communications between himself and his son on matters of business. It is my fear that full disclosure of these documents might violate the Bidens’ Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.”
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In plain English, “Shut up and sit down. Peasants have not right to look at the Emperor’s communications with the Prince.”
DEFUND NARA.
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