Five takeaways from the Biden classified document report

Published February 9, 2024 7:00am ET



Special counsel Robert Hur’s conclusion this week that President Joe Biden should not face charges for “willfully” retaining classified documents in his home because a jury would likely consider him “elderly” and spare him from conviction sparked a political firestorm that could burn well into the heat of the campaign season. 

Biden’s significant memory lapses during his interview with investigators in October made establishing criminal intent virtually impossible, Hur wrote in a report about the findings from his yearlong investigation. But Biden’s actions “risked serious damage to America’s national security,” Hur said, as Biden stored highly sensitive material related to Afghanistan, Ukraine, the Iran nuclear deal, and other subjects in various unsecured locations for years.

Here are the top takeaways from the report.

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