Hur Defends Comments on Biden’s Memory, Decision Not to Prosecute

The Judiciary Committee has yet to receive transcripts, audio recordings, video, and notes of Special Counsel Hur’s 2-day interview with Biden.

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

Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Robert Hur will defend his decisions surrounding his probe of whether President Joe Biden mishandled classified information before the House Judiciary Committee on March 12—including his comments on the president’s memory.

The special counsel took flak from all sides over his Feb. 8 report detailing the findings of his investigation. While Republicans criticized his decision not to prosecute, the White House decried his depiction of President Biden as an “elderly man with a poor memory.”