Special Counsel Robert Hur is reportedly seeking testimony before House Republicans regarding the investigation into President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents, a Republican aide told Axios.
Mr. Xu closed his investigation into Mr. Biden's handling of classified documents on February 8 and rejected charges against the president. In his report, Ho wrote several notes about the state of Biden's memory, including when the president's term as vice president began and ended and that his son Beau Biden, who died during the interview, He even pointed out that she seemed to have forgotten when she died.The special counsel is reportedly in final talks about testifying before House Republicans and Republican aides as the White House denies Xu's claims about Biden's memory. Said Axios. (Related: Biden World's 'MAGA Guy' Attack on Robert Hur Makes No Sense at All, Records Show)
The special counsel held a five-hour interview with Biden on October 8 and 9, which the White House noted occurred during the outbreak of the Israeli-Hamas war.
“In interviews with our office, Mr. Biden's memory was even worse. He didn't remember when he was vice president, and he forgot his first day of interviews at the end of his term.” (“If it was 2013, when did you stop being vice president?''), and on the second day of the interview, he forgot when his term ended. His term has begun ('2009, am I still vice president?'),'' Heo wrote in his report.
“He didn't remember, even years later, when his son Beau died. And his memory was hazy when describing the Afghanistan debate, which had once been so important to him.” Mr. Heo continued about the president.
Hoar also noted that Biden described himself to an interviewer as an “older guy with a bad memory.”
The White House went so far as to condemn Mr. Hsu's depiction of Mr. Biden's memory as “completely false” and “inappropriate and unwarranted.”
US President Joe Biden departs after giving a speech in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on February 8, 2024 in Washington, DC. Biden cited the special counsel's report on the handling of classified materials and the state of the war in Gaza. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
Biden held an unexpected press conference after the Fuhr report was released and stories about his memories spread. The president criticized Mr. Xu for bringing up his son's death in a press conference. (Related article: Biden throws his staff under the bus and slams reporters at unusual press conference after special counsel report)
“How on earth could he say something like that?” Biden told reporters at an unexpected news conference. “Frankly, when I was asked that question, I thought to myself, it's none of their business.”
Despite the president's criticism, Mr. Hsu was reportedly not the one to bring up Mr. Bo's death, according to two people familiar with the special counsel's press conference. Said NBC News. Rather, it was Biden who first introduced the topic during the interview, the people said.
The topic came up during a discussion between Mr. told NBC News. Biden worked with a ghostwriter from 2016 to 2018.
Sources told NBC News that the president appeared confused about when his son died as he tried to recall the timeline of events. Although Biden could not pinpoint the year, he was reportedly able to pinpoint the day and month of Beau's death.
A person familiar with the interview told NBC News that Mr. Xu asked Mr. Biden personal questions that appeared to be related to Mr. Bo, urging him to bring up his son to the president. According to NBC News, officials did not dispute that Biden was the first to bring up the topic.
The White House continues to condemn Mr. Xu's reporting on Mr. Biden's memory, but has not said whether it will release the transcript of the interview.
Bob Bauer, Biden's personal lawyer, said: “Because these are classified documents, there are ongoing discussions about what might be released, if they will be released, and when they will be released.” Stated. Said He said this in an interview with CBS News.