Biden administration officials are reportedly planning how to use the transcript of President Joe Biden’s meeting with Special Counsel Robert Hur to the president’s political advantage.
plan Goes against Biden’s promise to “Bringing transparency and truth back to government.”
according to To NBC NewsBiden aides predict a “protracted partisan conflict over the recording, and perhaps the audio recording,” of Biden’s five-hour interview with Xu.
To minimize political influence, especially during majority of voters And Americans are concerned. About Biden’s age and mental acuity — West Wing staff to highlight moments in the interview that seemed to hide what many believe to be evidence of Biden’s cognitive decline It is even considering releasing the records “strategically”.
more From NBC News:
Internal discussions among Biden’s aides have focused on how the interview transcripts will help or hurt him politically regarding concerns about the age of voters, people familiar with the discussions said. said.
Another consideration is whether it makes strategic sense to release the entire transcript, or to push back on questions about Biden’s handling of classified materials or his mental health to the extent that full disclosure can be avoided. The question is: does it make strategic sense to publish specific moments of the interview to help the public? said people familiar with the discussions.
The White House and Democrats have strongly opposed Mr. Hur’s opposition. Biden’s explanation The “old man with a bad memory” claimed the conclusions were unfair, politically motivated and untrue. But no one in the Biden campaign, including Biden’s personal lawyer who was present during Biden’s meeting with Huh, has requested the records to be made public.
Perhaps one reason is that the transcript may contradict the narrative Biden and the White House have tried to paint about the interview.
In a known example, Biden publicly criticized Ho for allegedly asking about Beau Biden in an interview. but, According to NBC Newsrecords show Biden himself was the first to mention his late son.
Redacting sensitive information takes time, so if the records are made public, they probably won’t be made public right away.
Meanwhile, House Republicans requesting It has requested the transcripts and audio of the interviews from the Justice Department and is required to provide them by February 19th or be forced to do so.
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