White House rejects Robert Hur’s ‘inaccurate and inappropriate’ comments on Biden’s memory

Published February 8, 2024 4:38pm ET



The White House defended President Joe Biden after special counsel Robert Hur did not file criminal charges for mishandling classified documents but also pushed back on the report’s conclusions that the 81-year-old president’s memory was going.

“We do not believe that the report’s treatment of President Biden’s memory is accurate or appropriate,” Bob Bauer, Biden’s personal counsel, and White House special counsel Robert Sauber wrote in a joint response included in the report.

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