by Techno Fog at The Reactionary
The transcripts of President Biden’s interviews with Special Counsel Robert Hur have been released in anticipation of Hur’s testimony today before the House Judiciary Committee. The interviews cover two days: October 8, 2023 and the October 9, 2023.
And already, the media has seized upon a line of attack against Hur: that Biden wasn’t confused about the year of his son’s death, that Biden was lucid and clear and that Hur misrepresented Biden’s statements and his state of mind.
But that isn’t the truth.
The transcripts, in fact, show Biden struggling with basic facts. The year his son Beau died. The year he left office. The year Trump was elected. Here’s a short excerpt illustrating all these issues:
President Biden: And, so what was happening, though – what month did Beau die? Oh, God, May 30th –
Ms. Cotton: 2015.
Unidentified Male Speaker: 2015.
President Biden: Was it 2015 he had died?
Unidentified Male Speaker: It was May of 2015.
President Biden: It was 2015.
Mr. Bauer: Or I’m not sure the month, sir, but I think that was the year.
Mr. Krickbaum: That’s right, Mr. President. It –
President Biden: And what’s happened in the meantime is that as – and Trump gets elected in November of 2017?
Unidentified Male Speaker: 2016.
Unidentified Male Speaker: ’16.
President Biden: ’16, 2016, All right. So – why do I have 2017 here?
Mr. Siskel: That’s when you left office, January of 2017.
Biden’s confusion doesn’t get clearer than that. In a span of two pages of transcripts, Biden finds himself forgetting key dates and needing the assistance of his lawyers to make it through the interview.
But that’s not the only example. Here’s more excerpts:…
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