All eyes on Tuesday will be on special counsel Robert Hur, who investigated President Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents and delivered a political bombshell with his conclusions about Biden’s memory.
The special counsel is set to testify at the GOP-run House Judiciary Committee, where he’ll be peppered with questions about his 388-page report released last month.
After a yearlong investigation, Hur concluded that Biden mishandled classified material and improperly disclosed classified information as a private citizen. However, Hur said that there wasn’t enough evidence to prosecute Bidenm, and that he wouldn’t have pursued charges even if the Justice Department allowed him to indict a sitting president.
But it was Hur’s assessment of Biden’s cognitive abilities that sent shockwaves throughout Washington. He described Biden as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” in explaining the uphill battle prosecutors might face when trying to convince a potential jury that Biden was a criminal.
Here are four key things to look for in Tuesday’s high-stakes hearing:
What will Hur say about Biden’s age and memory?
Republicans will undoubtedly question Hur over Biden’s mental acuity after his report painted a damaging portrait of the president’s memory, which it called “significantly limited” and “hazy” at times.
Biden and his allies have forcefully rejected the depiction of a faulty memory, but Republicans quickly seized on the report to argue he is unfit to serve – especially as they make Biden’s age a major focus of attack in the 2024 presidential race. (At 81, Biden is the oldest US president in history, though Donald Trump is only a few years younger at 77.)
In addition to calling Biden an…
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