"White House Lawyers' Forceful Response to Hur Report Sparks Controversy"
President Biden's legal team strongly objected to the tone and content of a report from special counsel Robert K. Hur, which described Biden as an elderly man with a poor memory and criticized his practice of keeping sensitive information in notebooks. Biden's lawyers argued that the report violated Department policy and practice, and accused Attorney General Merrick Garland of breaking department norms. The letters exchanged between Biden's team and the Justice Department highlight the conflict that has erupted over the report, with Biden's lawyers expressing deep frustration and objections to the portrayal of the president's memory and the handling of personal notes on classified information.
- Biden's lawyers forcefully protested Hur report before its release The Washington Post
- White House Clashed With Justice Dept. Over Special Counsel Report The New York Times
- White House facing heat for how it handled Hur investigation CNN
- State attorney general officially calls on Kamala Harris to invoke 25th Amendment, remove Biden from office Fox News
- White House lawyers wrote Garland slamming Hur's report before its release POLITICO
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