A senior congressional Democrat with a history of bizarre statements and conspiracy theories is claiming numerous classified documents found to illegally be in President Joe Biden's personal office and home were planted by Republicans in a conspiracy involving former President Donald Trump, even though Biden himself says his staff placed the documents there.
“Alleged classified documents showing up allegedly in the possession of Joseph Biden … I'm suspicious of the timing of it,” Georgia Democrat Congressman Hank Johnson tells Fox News.
That appears to be a reference to former President Donald Trump, who is under criminal investigation for taking classified documents from secure facilities and storing them in his private home.
“I'm also aware of the fact that things can be planted on people … things can be planted in places and then discovered conveniently. That may be what has occurred here,” said Johnson.
That would appear to be a claim the documents were planted in an apparent attempt to discredit Biden as the Trump classified documents investigation nears a possible criminal indictment.
Biden, his staff and his attorneys are not claiming the documents were planted, placing Johnson at odds with the supposed target of his supposed conspiracy theory.
Despite serving in Congress for 16 years, Johnson is best known for such bizarre claims.
During a 2010 House Armed Services Committee meeting about plans to station troops on the island of Guam, Johnson asked Admiral Robert Willard, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, about an unforeseen risk he believed the plan would pose.
“My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize,” said Johnson, who did not appear to be joking.
“We don't anticipate that,” Willard responded professionally.
In The Washingtonian's 2014 ranking of “Best & Worst of Congress,” Johnson was voted “Most Clueless” by congressional staffers.
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