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Judi Lynn

(160,076 posts)
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 06:48 PM Jul 2020

Conservative Watchdog, Website Sue University of Delaware to Obtain 'All' of Joe Biden's Senate Reco

Source: Law and Crime

Conservative Watchdog, Website Sue University of Delaware to Obtain ‘All’ of Joe Biden’s Senate Records
MATT NAHAMJul 8th, 2020, 2:53 pm

Judicial Watch and the Daily Caller News Foundation announced on Wednesday that they are suing the University of Delaware in order to obtain former Vice President Joe Biden’s (D) Senate records as the 2020 election nears.

The press release on the development noted that Biden’s senatorial archives, which have been at the University of Delaware since 2012, were referenced by Tara Reade, a former Biden staffer who has accused the then-senator of sexually assaulting her back in 1993. A lawyer who no longer represents Reade had led the charge for obtaining Biden’s University of Delaware records as recently as May 11. But 11 days later, Douglas Wigdor dropped Reade as a client. Days before that happened, reports by PBS NewsHour and Politico raised questions about Reade’s credibility.

Not much new has been learned since then, but Judicial Watch and the Daily Caller News Foundation are hoping to change that.

At the end of April, Judicial Watch submitted a broad FOIA request at the University of Delaware for Biden’s archives. Note the use of words “any and all records”:


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Conservative Watchdog, Website Sue University of Delaware to Obtain 'All' of Joe Biden's Senate Reco (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jul 2020 OP
"Delaware, if you're listening .............." /nt bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #1
What would Trump do if someone sued to get his records? sop Jul 2020 #2
See post #5. n/t Mr.Bill Jul 2020 #6
fair trade... stillcool Jul 2020 #3
Again . . .. Iliyah Jul 2020 #4
I'm sure the Supreme Court will hand down a decision on this Mr.Bill Jul 2020 #5
this could get interesting azureblue Jul 2020 #18
Perhaps someone should go after Kaiserguy Jul 2020 #21
I hope Judicial Watch is financially destroyed. LiberalFighter Jul 2020 #7
That would Rebl2 Jul 2020 #13
They're not going to find anything. Butterflylady Jul 2020 #8
I doubt they're expecting to find anything... regnaD kciN Jul 2020 #11
Yup. "But...her emails" FailureToCommunicate Jul 2020 #12
better yet azureblue Jul 2020 #19
They're hoping to find a copy of Reade's complaint that the GOP is sitting on Warpy Jul 2020 #20
More bs talking points. gab13by13 Jul 2020 #9
Oh my DENVERPOPS Jul 2020 #10
"Judicial" Watch can eat dogshit. RhodeIslandOne Jul 2020 #14
They're not a Delaware citizens' group, just a self-proclaimed right wing media group. ancianita Jul 2020 #15
IT'S JUST ANOTHER DESPARATE MOVE BY TRUMP blakstoneranger Jul 2020 #16
Lets make a deal. Joe will hand over all of his records back to his first grade report card if totodeinhere Jul 2020 #17
Why sue? Repubs control the Senate. keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #22
There are people on the right whose job it is louis-t Jul 2020 #23

azureblue

(2,122 posts)
18. this could get interesting
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 09:01 PM
Jul 2020

If the U of D decides to take this to the Supreme Court. Or any court. Because any decision can then be applied to Trump. If the school does take it to court they can use the same arguments Trump used to stop release of his records, which is precedent. IF they deny precedent and rule to release, then that decision can be used to force Trump to release his records. So the court is now in a corner - they can't have it both ways, and whatever decision they come to will apply to both Biden and Trump.

I'm sure they thought they are so clever to pull this stunt, but this will be a big backfire. I can bet that right about now, the light bulb has gone off in some con's head and they are beginning to think this may not be such a good idea..

Kaiserguy

(740 posts)
21. Perhaps someone should go after
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 09:40 PM
Jul 2020

their records I'm sure that like all right-wing group they have something to hide

regnaD kciN

(26,033 posts)
11. I doubt they're expecting to find anything...
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 07:18 PM
Jul 2020

Rather, they're expecting the U. of Delaware to refuse to hand them over, and the courts to take forever to rule, so that there can be a steady drumbeat of "What horrible things is Joe Biden trying to hide?" from September on. As always in these kind of campaigns, the suggestion of what might be there is a greater weapon than what is actually there.

Warpy

(110,746 posts)
20. They're hoping to find a copy of Reade's complaint that the GOP is sitting on
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 09:36 PM
Jul 2020

They are also desperately hoping other complaints were filed, which they certainly might have been.

This is a fishing expedition. I would strongly suggest the U of Delaware drag its collective feet, after all, there is a panemic and they're shortstaffed.

Klayman is really desperate here, grasping at straws. Reade's complaint must have read like a joke, otherwise the GOP would have not only released it, they'd have been running TV spots and entire hours on Pox and OAN to make sure nobody forgets it.

DENVERPOPS

(8,640 posts)
10. Oh my
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 07:18 PM
Jul 2020

the irony of the Repubs going after Biden for sexual misconduct, with THEIR president's sexual track record being totally ignored.....

Laughable...........

ancianita

(35,711 posts)
15. They're not a Delaware citizens' group, just a self-proclaimed right wing media group.
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 08:47 PM
Jul 2020

They can't show a compelling interest on behalf of Americans, whereas a Delaware right wing groups could at least have the standing to argue a compelling interest, win, and then spread it around. But this way, it's not likely to work. I'm no lawyer, but that's my understanding of the law concerning standing and whose interests the entity represents.

The archives might also work like a trust. Trusts are pretty safe from public prying.

totodeinhere

(13,028 posts)
17. Lets make a deal. Joe will hand over all of his records back to his first grade report card if
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 09:01 PM
Jul 2020

Trump does the same. Ha ha.

keithbvadu2

(36,305 posts)
22. Why sue? Repubs control the Senate.
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 11:13 PM
Jul 2020

Why sue? Repubs control the Senate.

They should be able to get any records they want.

louis-t

(23,175 posts)
23. There are people on the right whose job it is
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 12:00 PM
Jul 2020

to scrutinize every word he has ever said, twist it into something ominous, and spread it far and wide. Like the "I don't want my kids to go to school in a jungle" bullshit that trumpers are spreading.

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