Biden debate performance renews spotlight on Hur tapes

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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.

As Biden, 81, stumbled over his words, speaking incoherently at times or staring blankly as his opponent spoke, viewers pointed out that his mental fitness was foreshadowed in Hur’s report on the president’s handling of classified documents.

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