Jan. 13, 2023: Joe Bidens gift to Jim Jordan
In a September interview with CBS\u2019 Scott Pelley for \u201c60 Minutes,\u201d President Joe Biden blasted Donald Trump for taking sensitive classified materials with him to Mar-a-Lago. When he learned the news, Biden said he instantly wanted to know \u201chow that could possibly happen.\u201d He worried that the documents contained information \u201cthat may compromise sources and methods.\u201d He was flummoxed how \u201canyone could be that irresponsible.\u201d\nNow, four months later, those same pointed reactions are aimed at Biden after the revelation yesterday that a trove of classified documents were discovered in the garage at his home in Wilmington, Del. \u2014 prompting AG Merrick Garland to appoint former U.S. Attorney Robert Hur as special counsel to probe Biden\u2019s handling of classified documents.\nFor the White House, it\u2019s a burgeoning political nightmare that comes just as Biden tries to draw a contrast with the new House Republican majority, which the administration is eager to cast as chaotic and irresponsible.\nSubscribe to the POLITICO Playbook newsletter\nRaghu Manavalan is the host and senior editor of POLITICO's Playbook Daily Briefing.Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.