of juicy goodness for the non-Left in Hur’s report. Again, Biden could have fought a simple accusation of malfeasance. But this is more–he is found both guilty AND mentally incompetent.
And I think this is the coup de grâce for the Biden re-election campaign.
See, it puts Biden in a major bind: If he agrees that he is mentally incompetent, he is technically guilty of the act/crime but should not be tried because he lacks the mens rea for the crime. But, of course, he also should not hold office.
But if he says he is mentally competent and can hold office, that means that he also can and should stand trial.
He really doesn’t want to be charged, but in that case he also wants to be found competent. So it’s a devil’s dilemma for him. Either he is competent and should be tried, or he is incompetent and should not be–but he is also not competent to be President.
So which is it, Joe?