US EditionWhite House objected to Justice Department over Biden special counsel report before release
- President Joe Biden's legal team is frustrated with special counsel Robert Hur's report, which allegedly violated Department policy and contained denigrating statements about his memory.
- The report concluded that no criminal charges were warranted against Biden for mishandling classified information, but critics used it to question his fitness for office.
- Biden's lawyers compared Hur's report to inappropriate criticism by former FBI director James Comey, stating that it mirrored examples of criticizing uncharged conduct.
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Hur is scheduled to publicly testify about his report before the House Judiciary Committee on March 12, while reactions to the details of the prosecutor's report are still controversial.
White House lawyers criticized Robert Hur's report days before its release
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s legal team is frustrated over the findings and tone of special counsel Robert Hur's report, several letters leaked Thursday between Biden’s attorneys and top Justice Department officials show.
Letters Reveal Clash Between White House and Justice Department Over Special Counsel Report
The media recently obtained letters that shed light on the conflict between the White House and the Justice Department before the release of a special counsel report on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents. In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland obtained by Politico, the White House lawyers criticized Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report a day before its release, saying it “openly, obviously, and blatantly” violates the…
Biden lawyers wrote to AG Garland objecting to aspects of Hur’s report
The day before Special Counsel Robert Hur released the findings of his 15-month investigation into President Biden’s handling of classified documents, the White House wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland to vehemently object to aspects of the report – including its “multiple denigrating statements” about the president’s memory.
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