"Biden's Memory and the Special Counsel: Examining the Truth"

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Special counsel Robert Hur's investigative report on President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents portrayed him as an elderly man with a poor memory, but the transcript of Hur’s interview with Biden contradicts this claim. The conversation was more nuanced than suggested, with Biden being the one to first mention Beau Biden’s death. Biden angrily denounced Hur’s conclusions in a prime time address, but the transcript shows it was Biden, not Hur, who first raised the topic. Biden's reaction to the report was defended by a White House spokesman, emphasizing that the president remembers exactly the day his son died.
- Hur report transcript: Truth about Biden's memory of Beau Biden death USA TODAY
- Top news outlets acknowledge Hur’s characterization of Biden’s mental state didn’t match reality CNN
- Joe Biden–Robert Hur special counsel transcript: The president can't stop storytelling. Slate
- How the Special Counsel's Portrayal of Biden's Memory Compares With the Transcript The New York Times
- Special Counsel's Testimony on Biden Report Angers Both Sides The Wall Street Journal
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