Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, said Thursday that factors preventing him from recommending charges against President Joe Biden could pose a problem for his re-election.
Special Counsel Robert Hur report Thursday's announcement revealed that President Joe Biden knowingly kept classified documents but declined to prosecute. Hoar said Biden had reportedly forgotten about the death of his son, former Delaware Democratic Attorney General Beau Biden, and his time as vice president, calling the president a “sympathetic person.” “A well-intentioned older man with a poor memory,” Turley said, which could pose a problem for Biden's re-election. (Related article: Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips says it's “delusional” to think Biden can beat Trump)
“The question is, what would have happened if President Biden had been able to answer these questions?” Turley told “The Story” guest host Trace Gallagher. “They determined that he kept these documents on purpose, so what would have happened if his memory had been better? The answer is, it's much worse for him in terms of criminal charges.” Some of these documents reportedly date back to when he was a senator. They had to be removed from the SCIF. I’m not going to do that.”
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Turley also said the report's mention of Biden's memory problems could be a political issue for the president, as he is likely to campaign against former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee. he pointed out.
“It will be interesting to see how Trace, the centerpiece, has been used as an effective criminal defense and what he must do going forward to get re-elected,” Turley said. “It certainly helped him a lot to say, 'I just don't remember, I'm so old I can't even remember the year I left vice president.'” Things are going to be really eye-opening. Now, he has to claim, “No, I'm not. I'm sharp as a tack.” Therefore, this disconnect may be somewhat noticeable to voters. ”
Biden faces age question, answered by 77% of voters in August 2023 AP/NORC election poll He said he was too old to serve effectively as president.
Biden claimed on Wednesday that he had spoken with former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. about The riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, three days after Kohl claimed on Sunday that he had met with former French President François Mitterand, who died in 1996, even though he died in 2017. was.
Biden also asked for the appearance of Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski of Indiana, who died along with two staff members in a car crash in August 2022 during a hunger conference.
Biden has suffered multiple falls during his term, including one at the Air Force Academy on June 1 and another in June 2022 when he fell while riding his bike and tripped while riding his bike. Also included. step I flew Air Force One twice.
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