Lawmakers spent hours Tuesday drilling former special counsel Robert K. Hur about his decision not to seek charges against President Biden for mishandling classified materials. Democrats focused on Hur’s decision to include disparaging details about Biden’s memory. “You made a choice. It was a political choice. It was the wrong choice,” said Rep Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). Republicans largely used their turns at the microphones to question why Hur opted not to recommend charges after finding some evidence that Biden willfully retained government materials after his vice presidency.
Hur defended the entirety of his report, repeatedly arguing that the details about memory were necessary to explain his decision. He also said his conclusions do not exonerate Biden, but rather determine there was not enough proof to meet federal prosecution thresholds.
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Lawmakers spent hours Tuesday drilling former special counsel Robert K. Hur about his decision not to seek charges against President Biden for mishandling classified materials. Democrats focused on Hur’s decision to include disparaging details about Biden’s memory. “You made a choice. It was a political choice. It was the wrong choice,” said Rep Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). Republicans largely used their turns at the microphones to question why Hur opted not to recommend charges after finding some evidence that Biden willfully retained government materials after his vice presidency.
Hur defended the entirety of his report, repeatedly arguing that the details about memory were necessary to explain his decision. He also said his conclusions do not exonerate Biden, but rather determine there was not enough proof to meet federal prosecution thresholds.
Among the many reasons Donald Trump was charged in connection with his possession of classified documents and Biden wasn’t: Much more classified material was found at Mar-a-Lago, and prosecutors have evidence that Trump tried to obstruct government efforts to get it back.
