by Steven Richards at Just the News
pecial Counsel Robert Hur on Tuesday directly disputed the White House narrative on President Biden’s retention of classified documents after his vice presidency, confirming Biden “willfully” retained classified documents, indicated Biden lied to reporters when he said he did not share such information, and testified his report “did not exonerate” Biden of wrongdoing.
He insisted in nationally televised testimony to Congress that Biden did “willfully” keep nationally secrets but that prosecutors did not believe they could prove it to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.
Hur was appointed special counsel by the Justice Department to look into Biden’s handling of classified document after he left the Obama White House in 2017.
Republicans, led by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, questioned Hur in testimony likely to influence the 2024 elections, in which Biden is seeking reelection, and argued Biden kept the materials because they will help him write a book that earned him $8 million.
Hur confirmed to lawmakers Biden did in fact share classified information with the ghostwriter for the book.
Hur reaffirmed the primary conclusion from his report that reportedly frustrated the White House.
Spokesman for the White House Counsel’s office Ian Sams wrote…
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