Biden Special Counsel: Report Did Not Exonerate President

During an almost-five-hour congressional hearing, Hur said multiple times that he did not exonerate President Biden over allegedly mishandling classified info.

Special Counsel Robert Hur testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on his probe into President Joe Biden's alleged mishandling of classified materials after serving as vice president, on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 12, 2024. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Special Counsel Robert Hur said on March 12 that his report about President Joe Biden allegedly mishandling classified information did not exonerate the occupant of the Oval Office.

During an almost-five-hour House Judiciary Committee hearing, Mr. Hur said multiple times that, while he decided not to criminally charge the president, the report did not clear him of wrongdoing—a contradiction of the committee’s ranking member, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) saying otherwise.