Biden warns of 'abuse of power' in measured Trump critique

Joe Biden has warned that those tasked with enforcing the law are abusing their powers, offering a measured critique of the Trump administration a day after he declined to respond to President Donald Trump's attacks directly.

Speaking on Wednesday to Columbia University Law School graduates via video, Biden urged them to protect the very foundations of democracy.

"Trust in self-governance. Because right now, it's under attack," the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said. "The very people tasked with enforcing the rule of law are abusing their powers, protecting their friends, weakening the very principles that make our country work."
Asked on Tuesday night how he'd respond to the allegations, Biden said, "I don't want to get down in the mud with these guys."
Asked about that Tuesday, Biden called online posts about the matter sick."
Pointing to his decades in the Senate and eight years as vice president, he continued, "It's hard to lay on me some of the things that are just totally out of sync with anything in my whole life that anyone has ever said about me."