Biden Transcript Calls Into Question Hur’s Memory Claims: The president was never even asked about the timing of his son’s death

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Biden Transcript Calls Into Question Hur’s Memory Claims: The president was never even asked about the timing of his son’s death - Lemmy.World

A transcript from a special counsel’s interviews with President Biden about his handling of classified documents shows that the Democrat repeatedly insisted he never deliberately intended to retain sensitive files, according to reports, while also shedding light on some of the exchanges that led to a bombshell claim about Biden’s memory. Biden did at times appear uncertain about dates and the order of events during his conversations with special counsel Robert Hur last October. But the transcript of their interviews could lead to questions about Hur’s sensational conclusions about Biden having “significant limitations” on his memory, according to the Associated Press.

In fact, the transcript shows that Hur never even asked about Beau’s death. It was Biden himself who brought up the subject while he discussed a book in which he addressed his son’s illness and death, according to AP, which has reviewed the transcript. “What month did Beau die?” Biden asked, before adding: “Oh God, May 30th,” the correct date. After a White House lawyer said the death was in 2015, Biden asked: “Was it 2015 he died?”

So the transcript showed that Hur didn’t ask Biden about the death date. The White House lawyer said the year and Biden was not sure about the exact month and day, but got it within the same conversation.

Sounds like it happened in like 10 seconds. If that’s the case, I have “significant limitations” too…

My wife and I both forgot the year we were married during a conversation last week. It went a lot like the one in the transcript. "That was 2022? No wait, 2021? Let me pull up the pictures on my phone to see the date..".

We have only been married 3 years. To be fair, we have been together for 12.

That’s sweet I love that.