Global Times Special Correspondent Feng Li in the United States Global Times Special Correspondent Liu Haoran] When U.S. President Biden is deeply involved in the "secret document door", Bob Power, the president's private legal director behind the scenes, has recently become a "key figure" in the attention of the U.S. media "He will cooperate with the special investigation launched by the US Department of Justice on behalf of Biden.

According to US media, the 70-year-old Ball and his wife Anita Dunn have been rooted in Washington's core political circle for decades, and they are a rare "political couple" in Washington.

During the campaign, Biden can be on the show at any time

　　According to a report by the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) on the 29th, Ball was born in a Jewish family in New York City, USA. He graduated from Harvard University and received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1976.

The 65-year-old Dunn once served as an executive at SKDK, a well-known public affairs and political consulting company in Washington, and is an expert in handling public relations issues.

As early as the 1980s, the two established themselves in Washington with their outstanding abilities, and they married in 1993.

　　Although the fields of expertise are different, the daily work of the couple often overlaps: As early as 35 years ago, the two worked together on the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, one as the legal director and the other as the communications director.

In 2000, the couple played for then-Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley.

In 2006, the couple joined Obama again.

In 2009, the US "Newsweek" named the two as the "best couple" in Washington political circles.

　　CNN stated that in 2020, Ball and Dunn will play a leading role in Biden's presidential campaign and serve as the main planners of his campaign team.

In the case of Biden's unfavorable start in the three debates, it was Dunn who was in charge of the overall situation and stabilized the situation.

The American "Atlantic Monthly" revealed that Dunn has extensive contacts in the American media circle, claiming that he can arrange for Biden at any time if he wants to be on the show.

Not only that, she decides on the budget, employment and communication of the campaign team.

During the campaign, Bauer simulated a debate between Trump and Biden. Another important job of his is to "vet" the vice presidential candidates.

After finalizing Harris, Dunn tacitly "dissuaded" other strong contenders and guided them to compete for other positions.

After Biden was successfully elected president, Dunn was appointed as a senior adviser to the president.

NBC revealed that many White House staff were once Dunn's subordinates and colleagues in SKDK.

Although Ball has no official position, he has provided legal advice to Biden in a private capacity.

Excessive influence, being worried about collusion

　　According to reports, the couple has always been highly valued by Biden.

Bauer's "old leader" Bradley once commented on him: "Trump has so many legal advisers that he can form a chorus, and Biden only needs Bauer." A former assistant to Biden He once said that the weight of these two people in the White House "can reach two departments."

Some people even worry that the two have too much influence, and once they conspire to cause trouble, it may bring a crisis to the Biden administration.

But their colleagues say the couple are more concerned with their personal reputations.

The "New York Times" revealed that Hollywood producer Weinstein tried to entrust Dunn to help him with public relations before the sexual assault scandal was exposed, but Dunn refused a generous reward and responded: "You accept your fate."

　　After the "Secret Documents Gate" incident, the White House formally hired Bauer in the middle of this month, appointing him to represent the president in contact with investigators from the Department of Justice to assist in the investigation.

CNN revealed that, in fact, the "Secret Documents Gate" scandal has already emerged, and Ball and many of Biden's core aides have been secretly discussing this matter for several months.

Because the incident was too sensitive, Bauer and others deliberately delayed the release of relevant news, and strictly controlled the timing and content of the release. Even some senior advisers of the White House were kept in the dark.

However, this secretive method of operation has been criticized by many parties. Some media believe that this will bring more political troubles to Biden and increase the difficulty of public relations.

There are secrets behind the "Document Gate"

　　Recently, the Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement at the University of Pennsylvania, one of the main crime scenes of the "Secret Documents Gate", a Washington think tank, has also received high media attention.

Biden's office at the center and his personal residence in Delaware illegally stored about 20 classified documents.

The Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement was established in 2018, but the agency hasn't produced research worth mentioning for a long time.

The Associated Press stated that many current officials of the White House have frequented this place. For example, the current Secretary of State Blinken was the executive director of the center, and one of the founders of the center, Gutman, is the current US ambassador to Germany.

　　Former President Trump's foreign policy adviser Abrams said that the center is a personal club set up by Biden for the election, and it has never been a "think tank."

Now, as the "secret document gate" incident continues to ferment, congressional Republicans have begun to call for a thorough investigation of the center, demanding the release of full employee lists, salaries, visitor records, archived documents, and contact records involving topics such as national security.

Republicans also accused the center of accepting gifts worth tens of millions of dollars from abroad.

　　(Source: Global Times)