JRL NEWSWATCH: “Joe Biden May Want to Forget About the Russia Investigation” – Wall Street Journal/ Gerard Baker
“The candidate struggles to field softballs from friendly media. What if he were asked real questions?”
“… It’s well past time … Biden was asked … hard questions about what he knew about … the [Obama] administration[‘s] [campaign] … to paint … Trump as an asset of Russian intelligence. When he digitally tiptoes out … the former [Obama] vice president is typically tossed … gentle softballs from friends at MSNBC, CNN or … other … Democratic Party activists. … [Regarding Russiagate, there is a] mound of evidence … [of] serious malfeasance by [Obama administration] officials. …
We know … Biden was kept abreast of … the investigation. … We know … his boss wanted to be told everything … FBI investigators were doing. We know … Susan Rice … Obama[] national security adviser … a leading contender for … Biden’s vice presidential pick, was … closely involved … reviewing aspects of the FBI’s activities. What else did … Biden know? … Biden’s widening memory lapses were once thought by advisers to be a critical electoral liability. …”