Special counsel Robert Hur took fire Tuesday from both Republicans and Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee while testifying about his report on President Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents from his eight years as vice president and 36 years in the Senate.
Hur released his final report last month, concluding that Biden “willfully retained and disclosed classified materials” after his vice presidency ended in early 2009. However, the special counsel opted not to bring charges, writing that a jury would be unlikely to convict because of Biden’s “diminished faculties in advancing age,” including a failing memory.
During Hur’s six hours of testimony, committee Democrats expressed anger that the special counsel’s report brings up Biden’s memory issues.
Republicans, for their part, were annoyed that Hur’s report didn’t recommend…
