Posted on 07/06/2023 3:48:14 PM PDT by Libloather
Experts were baffled by the Biden administration invoking the Hatch Act when asked whether President Biden or his son owned the cocaine found at the White House.
The culprit behind the White House’s July snowstorm has yet to be found, and the Biden administration isn’t answering whether the president or Hunter Biden owned the Independence Day cocaine dominating the headlines this week.
White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates was asked during a Thursday press gaggle whether the president can deny that he or his son owned the cocaine found at the White House – a charge leveled by former President Donald Trump.
Bates invoked the Hatch Act — legislation that prohibits federal employees from talking about or using federal resources for campaign purposes — to dodge the white question on former President Trump's claim that the Colombian bam-bam belonged to the president or his son.
"I don't have a response to that, because we have to be careful about the Hatch Act," Bates responded. "What I will say is that I have noticed there does seem to be some increasing frustration coming from that corner in general, and I think it is probably rooted in the contrast between their substantive policy records."
Bates then compared Biden's policy record to his predecessor's record.
Attorney Bradley P. Moss told Fox News Digital he is "candidly at a loss as to why Mr. Bates believes the Hatch Act is relevant with respect to addressing that question."
"I could envision other legitimate bases for declining to respond, such as respecting the integrity of the ongoing investigation, but references to the Hatch Act seem misplaced," Moss continued.
Former Bush administration ethics chief Richard Painter, who ran for Congress as a Democrat last cycle...
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We will see if the Hatch Act excuse holds.... 🧐
🧐 wouldn’t that apply to Trump and all the charges they have dreamed up against him?
This is easy to explain. White house staffers have decided that if they all act like they’re on drugs, it won’t be so easy to figure out which one of them stashed that bag of cocaine.
Hatch act? easily explained. He’d be using his government position to campaign for the cocaine vote.
What’s really ridiculous is that every word that emanates from the White House Press Secretary is said for political advantage and is the essence of campaigning. If they really cared about the Hatch Act, that position wouldn’t exist.
Baffled or they just don’t want the truth out. THE COKE BELONGS to that evil SOB hunter! PERIOD! Admit it you effin swamp 🐀! Americans AREN’T blind and STUPID!!
If the FBI cannot be trusted, why should the public trust the Secret Service?
That could have been a shrewd answer.
Consider that Trump made the allegation; Trump is campaigning for Federal office.
There are lots of other answers that could have been used to say “no comment”.
Of course, Bates is no KJP. One would have to work to be as stoopid as her.
The guy on Outnumbered on Fox (saw a brief soundbite) said there is always one Secret Service agent sitting directly in front the people passing that famous cubby and they definitely saw who did this.
And if it were anthrax or another dangerous powder this would have been a danger to the President and staff.
He said they know who it was but won’t allow us to find out.
What a country.
Gif....
Biden: Hunter, you have always been like a son to me. It looks immature for you to play party games putting your face into confectioner’s powdered sugar. People will make fun of you.
He probably had to use the bathroom.
Someone needs to drag out the Rick James meme on this one.
Some DOJ azhos “dismissed” Hunter’s felony gun violation because he promised to be a good boy. I guess they won’t try too hard trying to find out if the younger pervert needs to be charged again with the felony gun violation.
Maybe they know that it is Hunter’s cocaine, and this is the only defense they have.
Hunter Thompson Biden
If both Biden and Hunter were not involved, they would just throw a underling under the bus.
There is far more going on than just a bag of coke.
They don’t want the world to know that Biden is doing drugs too.
There are no limits to tyranny...
There is no end in sight!
Maybe the fat lady is warming up; can see Pelosi, Schumer, and the black representative ( his close friend) from South Carolina) walking over to the WH and telling Biden it’s time to go.
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