Monday’s Amanpour & Co., which airs on tax-funded PBS, took advantage of Joe Biden abdicating his re-election campaign to do some Biden-buffing courtesy of Bob Bauer, Biden’s personal lawyer, followed by some Trump-trashing from Sarah Longwell, the “Republican” Never-Trumper, and apparent Kamala Harris booster.
Journalist Walter Isaacson’s interview with Bauer was more of a tribute to the retiring Democratic president than a fact-hunt.
Walter Isaacson: You are very close over the years to President Biden. You’ve been his personal lawyer. Your wife, Anita Dunn, has been a senior adviser. You know how he makes decisions. You know what he stands for and what he’s pushing for. Tell me how his sense — your sense of his legacy, his political drive, how that all played into the decision he made this weekend.
Bob Bauer: I certainly recognize that Joe…
