During an intense press conference following the release of special counsel Robert Hur’s report, President Joe Biden faced allegations of misrepresentation regarding an exchange concerning his late son, Beau. The transcript of their lengthy interview confirms discrepancies in Biden’s recollection.
Hur’s report, focused on the president’s handling of classified information, highlighted Biden’s memory lapses, including forgetting significant dates such as his son’s passing and the timeline of his vice presidency. Despite this, Biden criticized Hur during the press conference for purportedly questioning his son’s death, a claim contradicted by the transcript obtained by the Daily Caller.
In the interview, rather than pressing Biden on Beau Biden’s death, Hur questioned the whereabouts of work-related documents post-Biden’s vice presidency. Biden struggled to recall pertinent details, at one point expressing uncertainty about the year of his son’s passing.
Furthermore, the transcript reveals Biden’s difficulty recalling key events and details, including the year Donald Trump was elected and his own statements on classified documents. Despite distancing himself from responsibility for mishandling classified materials, Biden displayed detailed knowledge of his residence’s architecture and involvement in moving belongings.
Throughout the interview, Hur repeatedly redirected Biden back to the topic at hand, as the president veered off into unrelated subjects such as electric car mechanics and solar panels in Angola.
The White House responded defiantly to the transcript’s release, asserting discrepancies in Hur’s own recollection and defending the president against claims of memory lapses. As Hur prepares to testify before Congress on his investigation, the controversy surrounding Biden’s memory persists.
