Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) reviewed the language of the special counsel’s report released Thursday on President Biden’s retention of classified documents, including comments about the president’s age and memory.
“I smell a rat,” Pritzker, one of Biden’s re-election campaign’s top surrogates, said at a news conference Friday.
“It was very unfair.” [former President] “Mr. Trump, who was originally appointed to the Justice Department, was appointed to give his opinion on the mental fitness and age of the President of the United States,” he added.
In Biden’s defense, Justice Department special counsel Robert Hur, who was tasked with investigating classified documents found in Biden’s former vice president’s office and private home in Delaware, said that Biden did not “deliberately” delete the documents. This comes after the company released a 388-page report accusing the government of holding the But Mr. Xu said the president would not be charged because he had fully cooperated with the investigation.
“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. The report has drawn scrutiny from Biden allies, including Pritzker.
The Illinois governor disagreed with Hoare’s views and instead touted the president’s wisdom.
“I’ve been with the president of the United States many times,” Pritzker said. Humans know more than most people forget. ”
Biden also criticized the report for evoking his own memories, claiming he had trouble remembering details, such as when his late son Beau died.
“How on earth could he bring that up,” Biden said Thursday in remarks from the White House. “Frankly, when I was asked that question, I thought it was none of their business.”
“When he passes away, no one needs to be reminded,” he added.
The White House suggested Friday that the comments about Biden’s age and memory represented a political attack.
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