Republican Strategists Say Biden, Pence Doc Scandals Help Trump Ahead Of 2024 Election

Republican strategists believe the discovery of classified documents in President Joe Biden’s and former Vice President Mike Pence’s possession will help former President Donald Trump’s campaign ahead of the 2024 presidential election, according to a Wednesday report from Axios.

GOP strategists Ford O’Connell and Ken Spain said the recent discoveries pull Trump’s own documents scandal further off the table, effectively weakening the attack line against the former president, Axios reported.

“This neutralizes the issue, both within the Republican primary and in the event Trump emerges as the nominee for the 2024 general election,” Spain, a Republican consultant and former National Republican Congressional Committee communications director, told the outlet.

Biden’s lawyers found classified documents in the Penn Biden Center in November and at his Delaware home Dec. 20, Jan. 11 and Jan. 12. The FBI conducted a search of his home and found more documents Jan. 20. Some documents dated back to his time as a senator while others were from his time as vice president, according to Biden’s personal lawyer, Bob Bauer.