President Biden addressed the nation Thursday night, defending his re-election campaign by saying his memory is “fine” and that he is “the best person in this country to be president.”
Biden addressed the nation Thursday night from the White House, one of just a few days after special counsel Robert Hur released a report that did not recommend criminal charges against the president for mishandling classified documents. It was hours later. These records include classified documents related to Afghanistan’s military and foreign policy, including records related to national security and foreign policy, which are classified as “confidential sources and methods.” Hoare said he was involved in the
Biden says he doesn’t remember his son Beau’s death when he was vice president during interviews with special counsel.
But Hoar described Biden as “a sympathetic, well-meaning older man with a poor memory.” In his more than 300-page report, Ho said he “would have difficulty persuading a jury to convict” him of a serious felony that “requires a deliberate state of mind.” “I think he will follow his ideas very well,” he said. in her 80’s. ”
Biden said Thursday night that he agrees.
U.S. President Joe Biden answers questions about Israel after speaking about the special counsel’s report in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 8, 2024, but a surprise last-minute addition to the day’s schedule Ta. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
“I mean well, I’m old, I know what I’m doing,” Biden said. “I became president. I got this country back on its feet. I don’t need his recommendation.”
Biden added: “My memory is fine.”
In his speech, Biden also hit back at Special Counsel Robert Hur, who suggested he did not remember when his son Beau died.
“How can he bring it up?” Biden said. “Frankly, when I was asked the question, I was like, what the hell is this all about?”
“Let me tell you something…I swear, every day since the day he died…I wear the rosary that he received from Our Lady—” Biden paused, forgetting where the rosary came from. It seemed like it was gone.
Mr. Biden became visibly emotional and declared, “I don’t need anyone. I don’t need anyone to remind me when he’s gone and when he’s gone.”
But a little later, Biden started talking about the conflict in the Middle East. Biden referred to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi as the “President of Mexico.”
But the president fielded a barrage of questions from the White House press corps, some of whom shouted questions about whether he was qualified to run for re-election.
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“I’m the best person in this country to be president of the United States,” Biden said, adding, “I have to finish the job I started.”
Meanwhile, Mr. Xu said in his report that Mr. Biden could not recall important details during his meetings with the special counsel team, including his time as vice president.
“In interviews with our office, Mr. Biden’s memory was even worse,” the report said. “He doesn’t remember when he was vice president, he forgot the first day of the interview when his term ended (“If it was 2013, when would I have stopped being vice president?”), and he forgot the second day of the interview when his term began (“If it was 2013, when would I have stopped being vice president?”). in the morning) “Am I still the vice president?” ”).
“He did not remember when his son Beau died, even years later,” the report continued. “And his memory was hazy when describing the Afghanistan controversy, which was once so important to him, especially with General Carl Eikenberry, even though General Eikenberry was actually an ally. “I mistakenly said that there was a ‘huge difference’ between my views and his,” Biden quoted the approving words in his Thanksgiving memo to President Obama. ”
“If the government had to prove that Biden knew he was in possession of classified Afghan documents after becoming vice president and knowingly chose to preserve those documents in violation of the law, then I “We expect his lawyers to emphasize at trial that his recollection has these limitations,” the report said.
This image from the Special Council Robert Hur investigation released by the Department of Justice on Thursday, February 8, 2024, shows a box containing documents from November 2022. (U.S. Department of Justice)
Regarding Mr. Biden’s memories before the report was released, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Asked Thursday about the president’s gaffe in which he said he had met with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl (who actually died four years ago) in 2021, he defended Biden, saying the gaffe “happens to all of us and is common.” That’s true,” he insisted.
The gaffe was similar to one Biden claimed Sunday at the same G7 meeting that he spoke to French President François Mitterrand, who died in 1996.
However, Hsu also said that his investigation “found evidence that President Biden intentionally retained and disclosed classified materials while he was a private citizen after becoming vice president.”
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The materials include “marked classified documents related to military and foreign policy in Afghanistan and handwritten notes by Mr. Biden on national security and foreign policy issues related to classified intelligence sources and methods.” Ta.
This image from the Special Council Robert Hur investigation released by the Department of Justice on Thursday, February 8, 2024, shows Joe Biden’s garage storage closet in his Delaware home on December 21, 2022. Masu. (U.S. Department of Justice)
Hoare said FBI agents recovered materials from “the garage, office and basement of Mr. Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware, home.”
But Biden fired back, citing parts of the report that found the documents were not intentionally preserved. “I’m especially pleased that the special counsel has made clear distinctions between this case and Mr. Trump’s case,” Biden said, adding that they cooperated during the five-hour briefing.
Meanwhile, Mr. Trump was indicted in an investigation by Special Counsel Jack Smith related to the possession of classified materials. Trump claims innocence for all 37 felonies resulting from Smith’s investigation. Charges include knowingly retaining national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and making false statements.
Trump, the 2024 Republican front-runner, was later charged with an additional count of knowingly retaining national defense information and two additional counts of obstruction as part of an indictment superseding the Smith investigation. Mr. Trump has maintained his innocence.
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The trial is scheduled to begin on May 20th.
“They should immediately drop the case against me,” President Trump told Fox News Digital on Thursday. “I’m protected under the Presidential Records Act, and he wasn’t. He had many times that amount of documents, but they weren’t protected at all. My documents were always in the hands of the Secret Service. He was kept in a closed room, surrounded by people.”
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“Deranged Jack Smith should immediately drop his case against us.”
Trump added: “This is election interference…I did nothing wrong.”
