CNN's Phil Mattingly on Friday interrupted Democratic New York Rep. Dan Goldman as he tried to defend President Joe Biden's misremembering.

Special Counsel Robert Hur declined to file criminal charges against Biden even though he said he knowingly possessed classified information covering important national security issues. according to in his report. If Biden is forced to stand trial, Hsu said, “I think he will come before the jury as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory, just like he was when we interviewed him.” .

Hoare also said that it would be “difficult to convince a jury that a former president, already in his 80s, should be convicted of serious felonies that require intentional insanity.” .

Goldman first said that the special counsel's report consisted of “very flimsy evidence” and that Harr would be furious that Biden was not indicted like former President Donald Trump. He claimed he only included Mr. Biden's misremembering to appease deaf Republicans.

Mattingly later noted that the special counsel described Biden as “a well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory.”

“They sought to corroborate statements in their judgment, particularly the notes he shared with the ghostwriter, why they believed they could not prevail in court on the issues of intentional retention and dissemination. That is corroborated. Don't you think so?'' he asked in a matting manner.

Goldman said the evidence used was collected when Biden was a civilian, before criticizing criticism of Biden's memory.

“And the idea that his own credibility or memory had anything to do with the evidence, while clearly insufficient, is false. Not only that, but you're assuming that the defendant in this case is going to testify at trial.” “I was a prosecutor for 10 years, and I didn't consider the defendant's credibility as a witness,” Goldman said. “I could have considered the credibility of the defendant in describing the evidence and whether it rises to the level of intentionality. Therefore, this is very unnecessary and unnecessary and the special prosecutor It was just a political potshot in the middle of an election year where it's two older men running for president and you know what this guy appointed by Donald Trump was trying to say. I'm sure. He was licking it.”

“Do you think the president helped himself with his response last night?”

“I do. The president stands there and powerfully explains how absurd it is to be blamed for not remembering when his son died, a moment of great significance.” And just like when he answered questions about the Middle East, it shows how much knowledge he has, how much experience and wisdom he has, especially now when it comes to foreign policy issues. I think that was important,” Goldman said.

“And I spoke to him when I was in Israel on October 7th, hours after the Hamas attack. It was the day before this interview began. And he was incredible about this whole region. He had already been in touch with many different leaders. He understood all the eddies, all the issues, the tension points. “This is someone who brings tremendous policy experience, understanding and knowledge to the table,” Goldman continued.

“I certainly think that was the message he was trying to convey–” Mattingly interjected. (Related: 'Five-alarm fire': CNN panel brutally assesses Biden press conference on special counsel)

“He has rallied European allies against Ukraine and dealt with difficult situations,” Goldman said as the two men spoke.

“But what it produced was a moment where he confused Mexico and Egypt. To be clear, a few hours later, Donald Trump announced that the Hungarian leader was actually the Turkish leader. I thought…but it was fleeting, fleeting,” at a time when voters are concerned. I know the president pushed back on that. People get annoyed by that, but it's true. ”

Goldman then tried to say that other elected officials have memory problems, saying that House Speaker Mike Johnson's confusion of Iran and Israel was “much more important than President Sisi being in Mexico. “It was a grave mistake,” he said.

“Just because President Biden made a simple accidental mistake so everyone understood what he was saying, it would be a mistake to think that it had anything to do with his mental acuity. '' continued Goldman. “And especially now when you're trying to compare him to another senior citizen who doesn't believe the law applies to him and has made all kinds of mistakes and has been charged with four counts. Nancy Pelosi, Nikki Haley, you know, Donald Trump has made more mistakes on this than Joe Biden, and for some reason the media doesn't want to focus on that, but He is a danger to our country, Donald Trump, whereas Joe Biden has done much to lead our country.”

In a surprise speech Thursday night, Biden sought to address concerns about his memory and downplay the report's findings. Biden said he was keeping a rosary in memory of his son Beau, but Beau seemed to have forgotten the parish the rosary came from and went silent.

Biden then said that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi is “the president of Mexico.”