Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips has responded to the release of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report on President Biden’s handling of classified documents, saying it “confirms” his belief that Biden is unfit to be president. Ta.
“It’s another sad day for America, especially for President Biden and his family,” Phillips told Fox News Digital. “President Biden ‘intentionally retained and disclosed classified material,’ but the special counsel will not indict President Biden because a jury is unlikely to convict a ‘well-intentioned elderly person with poor memory.’ I chose to.”
Phillips added, “This report confirms what most Americans already know: the president cannot continue to serve as our commander-in-chief beyond his term, which ends on January 20, 2025. “It is simply affirming that the party already faces the lowest approval ratings in modern history and has lost every election.” If Joe Biden were the Democratic nominee in key battleground states, this report would have all but handed the 2024 election to Donald Trump, but I urge Democrats to face the truth. recommend. ”
Following a months-long investigation into the president’s alleged mishandling of classified records, Hsu announced Thursday that he would not recommend criminal charges against President Biden for mishandling classified documents, according to his report.
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President Biden (left) and Democratic Congressman Dean Phillips. (AP photo)
The report said the special counsel “found evidence that President Biden intentionally retained and disclosed classified materials after becoming vice president and while a civilian.” He said it would be “difficult” to secure a conviction on this basis. .
“We also believe that at trial Mr. Biden will likely appear before the jury as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory, just as he was when we interviewed him.” Mr. Hoa wrote. report. “Based on our direct interactions with him and our observations, he’s someone that many jurors would want to give beyond a reasonable doubt. Convince jurors to convict him.” It would be difficult for the former president, who was then well into his 80s, to commit a serious felony requiring a deliberate state of mind.”
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This image from Special Counsel Robert Hur’s investigation, released by the Justice Department on Thursday, shows a storage room inside the Penn Biden Center in March 2021. (U.S. Department of Justice)
The report also outlined instances in which Biden had difficulty remembering important details and events, such as when he served as vice president and the exact date of his son Beau’s death.
Several Republicans agreed with Phillips, concluding that the report was an example of Biden not having the mental fortitude to serve as president at age 81.
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President Biden is described as an “old man with a poor memory,” according to a Thursday report from Special Counsel Robert Hur. (Yuri Gripas/Abaka/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Biden’s new defense for criminal behavior: He’s an old man who can’t remember who he is, where he is, or what he’s done,” said Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri. Posted in X.
“Doesn’t Biden remember when he was vice president?” Hawley wrote. Another post. “But isn’t he somehow eligible to be president for four more years?”
The White House did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
“The bottom line is that the special counsel in my case has decided not to pursue any charges and this matter is now closed,” Biden said Thursday after the report was released. “I’m going to continue to do what I’ve been doing. I’m going to continue to focus on my job, my job as president, just like you do.”
Fox News Digital’s Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
