DOJ rebuffs GOP’s second demand for Biden-Hur audio recordings

[ The Justice Department on Thursday for a second time declined to turn over audio recordings of President Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur, rejecting claims from GOP impeachment investigators that the recordings contain information that would help them with their probe. The letter renews the specter of possible contempt proceedings for Attorney General … Read more

Networks Zero In On Special Counsel Robert Hur Hearing As Another Key Moment In 2024 Campaign

[ UPDATE: Robert Hur, former Justice Department special counsel, defended his references to Joe Biden‘s “poor memory” in his report on his handling of classified documents after his vice presidency. “My task was to determine whether the president retained or disclosed national defense information willfully,” Hur told the House Judiciary Committee. “That means knowingly and … Read more

Sunday shows preview: Biden special counsel report draws scrutiny; Ukraine, Israel aid in limbo

[ Special counsel Robert Hur released a 388-page report this week detailing his findings of a roughly yearlong investigation into President Biden’s classified documents case, which will likely be a focus of this week’s Sunday talk shows. The Senate moved closer to passing a foreign aid package after its bipartisan border deal failed earlier this … Read more

Illinois governor denounces language of Biden special counsel report: ‘I smell a rat’

[ Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) scrutinized language in the special counsel’s report, released Thursday, on President Biden’s retention of classified documents — including comments about the president’s age and memory. “I smell a rat,” Pritzker, one of the top surrogates in Biden’s reelection campaign, said during a press conference Friday. “It was extremely unfair … Read more

Joe Biden Blasts Special Counsel Over Report’s References To His Mental Fitness: “My Memory Is Fine”

[ Joe Biden angrily denied that he has memory problems as he blasted a special counsel for referencing his mental acuity in a report that was released earlier today. Special Counsel Robert Hur concluded that Biden should not be charged over his retention of classified documents, but in his report he made repeated references to … Read more