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I’ve never held a security clearance, so I’ve never been tasked with handling classified material. Still, after practicing law for nearly 30 years, I’m more than well acquainted with the concepts of secrecy and confidentiality and the importance of not disclosing – or mishandling – sensitive information you become privy to as part of your job.

In the practice of law, the attorney-client privilege acts as a figurative moat around information a client shares with their attorney in confidence – violating that trust is a no-go zone. For one, while it generally carries no criminal penalties, it can certainly get you brought up on ethics violations and put your law license in peril. And, from a practical standpoint, it’s a poor business practice – clients aren’t going to want to retain a lawyer they can’t trust to keep confidences.

Joe Biden is a lawyer, rumor has it. He’s also been a public official with varying levels of security clearance for almost as long as I’ve been alive. In short, he should be well-versed in the importance of handling sensitive information. And yet, he’s seemingly been decidedly careless with it – and we’re going back several years.

Barack Obama reportedly once said, “Don’t underestimate Joe’s ability to BLEEP things up.” Perhaps someone should have taken heed of that when doling out security clearance to “the Big Guy.”

Note: This “Moore to the Point” commentary aired on NewsTalkSTL on Monday, January 23rd. Audio included below.