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Special Counsel Robert Hur defends Biden memory comments; other takeaways from Hur's hearing
Special Counsel Robert Hur went before the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday morning to discuss his report on President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents – and his explosive commentary on Biden's memory and demeanor. In the report released early last month, Hur did not recommend the Justice Department charge Biden with any crimes for the classified documents found in his former Washington, D.C. office and Delaware home, saying the evidence did not establish his guilt "beyond a reasonable doubt." But the report also described Biden as a "well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory" and said he couldn't remember important details about his own life – something Biden's team forcefully pushed back on.
Hur defended his characterization of Biden's memory
Democrats decried Hur's depiction of Biden as an eldary man with "dimiminished capacities" and memory loss issues. Many argued the characterization was inappropriate and politically motivated, noting that Hur was the principal associate deputy attorney general at the Justice Department under Trump, who later appointed him to the by the U.S. attorney for the Maryland district.
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