Biden Special Counsel Robert Hur Speaks Out, Reveals New Details, with Dave Aronberg and Mike Davis
Summary
TLDRThe transcript discusses Robert Hur's questioning before the House Judiciary Committee regarding his report on President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents. Hur defends his assessment of Biden's memory as relevant and fair, given the evidence. The investigation found Biden's classified records from his vice presidency and senatorial years, but Hur decided against charges due to inability to prove willfulness, citing Biden's memory issues. The conversation highlights the political divide and differing reactions to Hur's report, with criticism from both Democrats and Republicans. Biden's press conference response to the report is also discussed, where he addressed the mention of his son's death and his recollection of events.
Takeaways
- đ Robert Herr questioned by the House Judiciary Committee about his report on Biden's handling of classified documents.
- đ Herr defends his report, stating that Biden's memory was relevant to assessing whether willfulness could be proven.
- đ€ Biden's memory was central to the investigation, as he didn't recall certain instances related to classified documents.
- đ« The investigation found six stashes of Biden's classified records from his time as vice president and senator.
- đ Records were accessible and unguarded for years, potentially compromising national security.
- đ Allegations that Hunter Biden may have used some classified documents for personal gain.
- đ Herr decided not to charge Biden due to doubts about proving willfulness, citing Biden's memory issues.
- đ„ Democrats and Republicans both expressed criticism towards Herr's handling of the investigation and report.
- đïž Biden's press conference in response to the report, where he addressed his son's death and his memory.
- đŁïž Biden's claim that he was offended by the report's language on his memory was contradicted by the transcript.
- đ The discussion also touched on the broader political and economic implications of the report and Biden's response.
Q & A
Who was questioned by the House Judiciary Committee regarding the report on classified documents?
-Robert Herr was questioned by the House Judiciary Committee about the report concerning classified documents.
What was President Joe Biden's reaction to the characterization of his memory in the report?
-President Joe Biden was unhappy about the characterization of his memory in the report.
What did Robert Herr's report focus on regarding the president's memory?
-The report focused on the relevance of President Biden's memory, stating that it was necessary, accurate, and fair to assess his state of mind in relation to the classified documents issue.
What was the main task of Robert Herr in his investigation?
-Robert Herr's main task was to determine whether President Biden willfully retained or disclosed National Defense information.
Why did Robert Herr decline to bring charges against President Biden?
-Robert Herr declined to bring charges against President Biden because he couldn't prove willfulness due to Biden's faulty memory.
What did the investigation find about Biden's handling of classified records?
-The investigation found six stashes of Biden's stolen classified records from his time as vice president and senator, which were unguarded for years and accessible to unauthorized individuals.
What was the reported use of some of the classified records by Hunter Biden?
-It was reported that Hunter Biden used some of the classified records to draft a memo to secure funding for the Bidens from Burisma.
How did the public react to Robert Herr's report?
-The public reaction was divided, with Democrats being outraged by the comments about Biden's memory and Republicans criticizing Herr for setting a high standard of proof.
What event did Joe Biden reference during his impromptu press conference in response to the report?
-Joe Biden referenced the death of his son, Beau Biden, and the date of his passing during the press conference.
What was the discrepancy in Joe Biden's recollection of events during the interview?
-Joe Biden was unsure of the exact year his son died but remembered the month and day. He was then reminded of the year by others present during the interview.
What was the key difference between how the report treated Biden and Trump regarding the handling of classified documents?
-The key difference was that the report emphasized it's not the possession of documents that leads to charges but the refusal to give them back, which separates Biden from Trump's case.
Outlines
đ”ïžââïž Investigation into Biden's Handling of Classified Documents
This paragraph discusses the investigation led by Robert Herr into the handling of classified documents by President Joe Biden. Herr's report indicates that Biden did not remember certain details about the classified information, including its presence in his home after his vice presidency. The report defends Biden's memory issues and suggests that the assessment of Biden's memory was necessary and fair. It also highlights the discovery of six stashes of classified records from Biden's time as vice president and senator, which were unguarded and accessible to a Chinese national employed by the Bidens. The report suggests that Hunter Biden may have used some of these documents to secure funding. Despite this, Herr declined to bring charges against Biden due to the inability to prove willfulness because of Biden's faulty memory. The paragraph also touches on the political reactions to the report, with Democrats being upset about comments on Biden's memory and Republicans criticizing the investigation's approach.
đŁïž Biden's Testimony and Memory Concerns
The focus of this paragraph is on the questioning of Joe Biden by Robert Herr regarding the handling of work-related papers after Biden's vice presidency. Biden's response is somewhat vague, citing personal turmoil due to his son's deployment or death. The paragraph also highlights Biden's memory issues, particularly when discussing the exact date of his son's death. There is a discussion about Biden's ability to recall events and the implications of his memory on the investigation. The paragraph concludes with a reflection on Biden's political strategy and the impact of his perceived memory issues on public expectations.
đïž Biden's Press Conference Response and Misleading Statements
This paragraph covers Joe Biden's reaction to the investigation report, where he held an impromptu press conference to address the allegations. Biden expressed indignation over the report's characterization of his memory and attempted to prove his mental acuity. However, the paragraph points out inconsistencies in Biden's statements, particularly regarding the death of his son, which he claimed to remember clearly. The transcript contradicts Biden's claim that Robert Herr brought up his son's death, showing that it was Biden who mentioned it. The paragraph also touches on the political fallout from the report and Biden's response, including the public's reaction and the potential impact on Biden's image and political standing.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄRobert Herr
đĄJoe Biden
đĄclassified documents
đĄwillfulness
đĄHunter Biden
đĄmental state
đĄpolitical bias
đĄState of the Union
đĄinflation
đĄBirch Gold Group
Highlights
Robert Herr questions Joe Biden about his memory and characterizations in a report.
Biden expresses his dissatisfaction with how his memory was portrayed in the report.
Herr defends his report, stating that his assessment was necessary, accurate, and fair.
Herr's investigation found six stashes of Biden's stolen classified records from his time as vice president and senator.
Classified records were moved several times, unguarded for years, and accessible to a Chinese national employed by the Bidens.
Hunter Biden allegedly used some of the classified records to draft a memo to secure funding for the Bidens.
Robert Herr declines to bring charges against Biden due to doubts about proving willfulness because of Biden's faulty memory.
Democrats are furious with Herr for stating Biden has a declining mental state.
Republicans are also critical of Herr, showing the deep division in political reactions.
Herr emphasizes that it's not possession but the refusal to give back classified documents that can lead to charges.
Biden's memory is questioned, specifically regarding the date his son died.
Biden recalls the exact date his son died, indicating his memory is not entirely faulty.
Biden confuses Ali as the president of Mexico during a press conference.
Biden claims he was offended by the report's reference to his memory, but the transcript shows he brought up his son's death.
The transcript contradicts Biden's claim that Herr brought up his son's death; it was Biden who did so.
Financial experts anticipated rate cuts by the Fed, but inflation data suggests otherwise.
The US is in debt, and printing more money could exacerbate inflation.
Diversifying savings into gold is suggested as a hedge against inflation.
Birch Gold Group offers a way to convert retirement funds into gold.
Transcripts
Robert Herr goes before Hur you know how
it bothers me goes before the uh house
Judiciary Committee and gets questioned
about this report that we know Joe Biden
did not much like here's a little bit
from his opening statement defending
himself because of course the president
was unhappy about the characterization
uh characterizations on his memory in
that report It's s one the evidence and
the president himself put his memory
squarely at issue we interviewed the
president and asked him about his
recorded statement I just found all the
classified stuff downstairs end quot he
told us that he didn't remember saying
that to his Ghost Rider he also said he
didn't remember finding any classified
material in his home after his vice
presidency and he didn't remember
anything about how classified documents
about Afghanistan made their way into
his
garage my assessment in the report about
the relevance of the president's memory
was necessary
and accurate and fair most importantly
what I wrote is what I believe the
evidence shows and what I expect jurors
would perceive and believe I did not
sanitize my explanation nor did I
disparage the president
unfairly so um what do you make of that
Mike because it did seem pretty
uncontroversial to me that in
Prosecuting a case in which he had to
prove willfulness or at least that's the
standard he was going going with put
holding himself to the most difficult
standard possible there's been some
criticism that he didn't need to do that
it was a lower bar but in any event he
said my task was to determine whether
the president retained or disclosed
National Defense information willfully
meaning knowingly with the attempt to do
something the law forbids I couldn't
make that determination without
assessing his state of
mind yeah so Robert her's investigative
team they found six stashes of Biden's
stolen classified records
uh from his time as vice president and
even as his from his time as a senator I
don't know how you explain that because
that means you'd have to take the
classified records out of the Senate
skiff these records were moved several
times they were
unguarded for years they were accessible
to a Chinese National employed by the
bidens and as Miranda divine reported in
the New York Post they look like some of
these classified records were used by
Hunter Biden to draft a
23o memo uh to secure barisma funding
for the bidens but then Robert her so
we've established it looks like that
President Trump willfully took and kept
so he willfully retains these National
Security documents these classified
records but Robert Herr declined to
bring charges against uh Biden because
Robert H says he can't prove there
there's doubt whether he can prove
willfulness because of Biden's faulty
memory I think that Robert her to put it
legally save Biden's ass here and the
Democrats are Furious because Robert
Herr stated what everyone already knows
which is Biden has a declining mental
States Dave what did you make of it
going be back with you make in Mike you
know I was expecting that the Democrats
would go after Robert her and I was
surprised that the Republicans went
after him more than the Democrats this
is why we live in different Bubbles and
as a Democrat people on my side have
been outraged by the fact that her
included what seemed to be gratuitous
comments about Joe Biden's memory and it
looks like according to the latest
reports with the transcript that has
come out that Biden did know the exact
date that his son died so uh her seemed
to he didn't know the year not well knew
the day he knew the exact dates and then
as far as the year he said when the date
requires a year when they say Dave when
were you what is the date on which you
were born you don't just get to say May
first well then when her said 2015 I
said wow was it 2015 that could be taken
different ways that could be taken as
man I SP a time I'm telling
you but but here's the thing I I was
surprised that the Republicans are going
after him more because Democrats are
displeased with him which shows you that
we're so divided that you can try to
please everyone you'll please no one
meric Garland that's a lesson for you
but so far I just the key thing here is
that Robert her has ex has emphasized
that it's not the possession of the
documents that'll get you charged it's
the refusal give him back and that's
what separates Biden from Donald Trump
all right you're going to make me go
through the transcript aren't you
because the transcript we haven't
actually seen it of Robert her and Joe
Biden but apparently it's 250 Pages the
New York Times revie vied what they
described as a lightly redacted copy of
it so we're getting excerpts from them
um they published this section Biden
well um I I I I don't know this is what
2017 2018 that area where's the the
preceding question I had this written
down someplace um where they're getting
into it and the question to him from
Robert her I'll find it but in any event
he was asking Joe Biden oh here it is
her press Joe Biden where he kept papers
related to work he did after leaving the
vice presidency in January 2017 okay so
that makes sense Biden leaves the U the
vice presidency of course Obama left the
presidency and in January 17 Trump was
sworn in um so her is asking him where'd
you keep your papers relating to the
work you did after you left the vice
presidency and Biden's response is well
um I I I I I don't know this is what
2017 2018 that area her yes sir Biden
remember in this time frame my son is
either been deployed or is dying and so
it was and by the way there were still a
lot of people at the time when I got out
of the Senate that were encouraging me
to run in this period except the
president I'm not not a mean thing to
say he just thought she had a better
shot of winning the presidency than I
did and so I hadn't I hadn't at this
point even though I'm at Penn I hadn't
walked away from the idea that I may run
for office again but if I ran again I'd
be running for president and and so what
was happening though what month what
month did Bo die oh God May 30th
interrupting here may uh R Rachel cotton
a White House lawyer 2015 unidentified
male speaker 2015 Biden was it 2015 he
had died unidentified male speaker it
was May of 2015 Biden it was 2015 Robert
Bower Biden's personal lawyer I'm not
sure of the month sir but I think that
was the year mark crical uh hers Deputy
that's right Mr President it Biden and
what's happened in the meantime is that
as and As Trump gets elected in 20 in
November 2017 this is a question from
Joe Biden Trump gets elected in November
of 2017 unidentified male speaker 2016
unidentified male speaker 16 Biden 16
2016 all right so why do I have 2017
here that's when you left office says Ed
csll his White House counsil January of
2017 Biden yeah okay but that's when
Trump gets sworn in January cisal right
bow right Biden okay yeah and in 2017 Bo
had passed okay
Dave I there is nothing in that that
suggests Biden is recalling anything I
mean you could see you what month first
he doesn't know what month did B
then he remembers May 30th then two
people have to remind him 2015 then he
says was it 2015 then he was told yeah
it was May of 15 then Biden says okay it
was 2015 then they're still trying to
help him I'm not sure the month but I
think it was that year yes that's right
what happened in the meantime Trump gets
elected in November of 20 he doesn't
know when Trump got elected November of
2017 hello no it wasn't November of 2017
the whole world knows it was November of
16
Dave
oh well is that a question that's my
question that's my question Dave come
on well like as I said when you he knew
May 30th he got that date and then he as
far as wasn't sure about the year and
then he was surprised a little bit about
the Year yes so you you can get for that
but you know when we continue to harp on
Joe Biden being seen out and all that
stuff what that does is lower the
expectations so much so that when he
gives a really strong State of the Union
speech all of a sudden he meets and
exceeds those low expect
so you got to be careful what you ask
for here and as far as what Robert herd
did yeah I I just think as a prosecutor
you focus on the issue of did Joe Biden
commit a crime he said no he did not and
then you move on and instead he came out
with this hundreds of pages of stuff
that was now being used politically and
I think that oversteps his
bounds okay I I understand your feeling
but I I don't think that's what happened
at all I think he he did need to explain
why he wasn't charging him I understand
Republicans are mad about the standard
they said you know you held him to to
high a standard the burden of proof was
lower but her is saying I had in my mind
I my understanding was I had to prove
willfulness and I can't do it with a
daughtering man who has a poor memory
and it doesn't mean that you always
forget everything it's just there's oh
look there's a doggy visiting Dave um
who's that you see Getty oh sorry sweet
sweet dog see there you
go let's talk about we need to guest our
appearance today um okay so anyway
here's the here's the real shocker to me
Mike we'd heard something about this but
to see it actually you know come out Joe
Biden came out there and misled us all
he misled us all the day the her report
hit Joe Biden came out and said this is
you know offensive remember because he
was on his heels it said he was this
like you know well-meaning elderly man
with a poor memory so he held that
impromptu press conference tried to
prove to us all that he still had it
together and then he confused Ali as the
president of Mexico and so on and uh in
that press conference he feigned
indignation that's my characterization
based on the news we've seen here about
how it was allegedly Robert her who
brought up the death of his son that's
what he said and the transcript I just
read to you proves he Joe Biden brought
up his son Robert her didn't ask
anything about him that's not what
happened here's Joe Biden um on February
8th the day this report came out and he
had impromptu press conference listen s
7 I know there's some attention paid to
some language in a report about my
recollection of events there's even
reference that I don't
remember when my son
died how in the hell dare he raise
that frankly when I was asked the
question I thought to myself wasn't any
of their damn
business when I was asked the question
and once again just taking you back to
the beginning of that transcript hers
pressing him where he kept papers
related to work he did after he left the
vice presidency in January 17 Biden well
um I I I I don't know this is what 17 18
that area her yes sir Biden remember in
this time frame my son is either been
deployed or is dying and so blah blah
blah blah blah and finishes it with what
month did Bo die oh God May 30th and
then it goes from there not a single
question here uh from Robert her about
Bo Biden it was Joe Joe Biden who
brought that up
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