President Joe Biden’s struggling debate performance Thursday night sent shock waves of anxiety across the Democratic Party, but it also served as a vindicating moment for former special counsel Robert Hur.
At the time of the report’s release in February, Hur was sharply criticized by the White House and Democrats for including details in it about Biden’s declining memory.
Some, such as Tom Fitton, president of the conservative watchdog Judicial Watch, found the debate placed newfound importance on the Department of Justice releasing audio recordings of the interview Hur conducted with Biden last year as part of his investigation.
“Obviously the manner and the tone can only be ascertained by the audio, and as we saw last night, that helps one draw certain conclusions,” Fitton said, adding that the debate “highlights why there’s a public interest in the release of the tapes.”
