President Biden’s White House has defended his decision to assert executive privilege over his meeting with Special Counsel Robert Hur, blocking Congress from obtaining his recordings and saying that Biden was It claims to have made the decision “at the request of the Commissioner.”
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded to a question about Biden’s decision to block the release of audio of his meeting with the special counsel.
“And clearly, the letter from the White House Council provides reasons for concern that these may be used for political purposes, because the White House believes that these could be politically damaging.” “This seems to indicate that they are concerned about this,” the reporter said, and asked why. The White House isn’t just releasing the audio to ensure full transparency.
Jean-Pierre defended Biden’s decision, arguing that the records themselves had already been made public.
“I think the second part of this is also noteworthy, that the attorney general has made it clear that law enforcement files like this need to be protected,” she said, adding that Biden said “ He said he made the decision “at the request of the Attorney General.”
“So, I want to clarify the second point I made. As you all know, the White House Counsel’s Office at the Department of Justice has filed an extensive letter on this issue, which I’m sure some of you have read it. And like I said, you’ve seen it and so on, so when it comes to anything further or specifics, obviously, my colleagues in the White House Counsel’s Office. I intend to introduce you to “, continued Mr. Jean-Pierre, and pressed on his determination. This was done “at the request of the Attorney General,” who “wanted to ensure that these law enforcement files were protected.”
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Question: Why did Biden block the release of the audio of his interview with the special counsel? What is he hiding?
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The withholding of the famous interview caused a political stir after Mr. Xu revealed that Mr. Biden experienced mental confusion and “memory failure” during the interview.
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However, Mr. Huh ultimately refused to prosecute Mr. Biden, citing “insufficient evidence.” He characterized Biden as “an old man with a bad memory.”
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