Biden responds to the prosecutor who investigated the withholding of documents: ‘My memory is fine’

US President Joe Biden has insisted that his ‘memory is fine’ after special counsel Robert Hur noted in a document detailing his case for withholding classified documents that the president demonstrated a ‘significantly impaired memory’ during the interrogations that were held. carried out in 2023.

“No, look, my memory is fine. Look at what I’ve done since I’ve been president. None of you thought I could surpass the things I have accomplished,” Biden said during a press conference at the House. White.

In doing so, the president has distinguished his case from former President Donald Trump, who is accused of preserving and disseminating classified documents, claiming that he cooperated with the investigation and did not obstruct justice “as Trump did.”

In this sense, he has shifted part of the blame to his team of advisors, who, according to his version, should have returned the said documents, although he has admitted that he should have paid more attention to this issue. “I thought they had been sent back. And the facts are that they have come to a firm conclusion: that I did not break the law,” the president added.

Biden has also sharply criticized the portion of the special counsel’s report that notes he does not remember the moments of the death of his son Joseph “Beau” Biden, who died of brain cancer in 2015. “There’s a reference to the fact that I didn’t remember when my son died. How dare you bring that up? Honestly, when they asked me the question, I thought to myself it was none of their damn business (… ) I don’t” I don’t need anyone to tell me when he died,” he added.

Special Counsel Robert Hur has concluded in a report that the President of the United States, Joe Biden, has ‘intentionally’ withheld and disclosed classified documents, although he has ruled out charges against him due to his age (81 years). and because of collaboration. During the entire process.