Special prosecutor questioning Biden’s memory testifies at House hearing

WASHINGTON: In a bid to draw attention to President Joe Biden’s age, House Republicans will hold public hearings next month with a Justice Department special prosecutor who found evidence the president mishandled classified information as he left office, but He also concluded that the charges were unfounded.

The House Judiciary Committee, chaired by conservative firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), will meet with special counsel Robert Hur on March 12, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity. Hearings. – A hearing is announced.

The White House declined to comment on the plan.

The committee has led much of the House Republican investigation into Biden, including efforts to impeach him. While the effort has floundered, Republicans want to hear from Hull after his report last week offered an unflattering assessment of Biden’s abilities and age.

The report said the 81-year-old Democrat had a “very poor memory” and had “severe limitations.”

The president angrily dismissed the claim and said he had a good memory.

The hearing is sure to be a political spectacle as House Republicans have sought to use it to address Biden’s political weaknesses. Voters have begun to worry about Biden’s age and ability in the election where he is likely to face 77-year-old former Republican President Donald Trump, the clear front-runner for the party’s nomination.

Hour, who was appointed as the U.S. attorney in Maryland under Trump, found some evidence that Biden knowingly withheld classified information as a private citizen but said it was not enough to prosecute. In ruling out the possibility of criminal prosecution, he noted that Biden might present himself to a jury as a “compassionate, well-intentioned old man with a bad memory.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson said at a news conference this week that “someone who cannot take responsibility for the mishandling of classified information is certainly not fit to serve in the Oval Office.”

Trump faces criminal charges for mishandling classified documents. Trump has touted his memory but said at some points during the legal proceedings that he could not remember certain events.

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