Democrats seek to move on from Robert Hur, but GOP sees opening with Biden testimony
By
Rachel Schilke
March 12, 2024 6:47 pm
House Democrats believe special counsel Robert Hur’s testimony brought House Republicans’ agenda to a “dead end” on Tuesday despite Hur’s report calling President Joe Biden an “elderly man with a poor memory.”
Hur testified for hours before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday on his investigation into Biden’s mishandling of classified documents. Republicans sought to use Hur’s comments about Biden’s memory loss to their advantage, while Democrats focused on the fact that Hur did not bring any criminal charges against the president.
During and after the hearing, Democrats walked away with a sense of finality of the case closed. One reason Hur said he did not recommend charges was because Biden’s memory was “significantly limited” and he would come across to a potential jury as a “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.”
Concerns about Biden’s age and mental acuity have been among the top worries of voters heading into the 2024 election, with Republicans capitalizing on Biden’s numerous gaffes, missteps, and mixups as evidence he is too old to serve as president. However, Democrats believe Hur’s testimony, and the president’s recent State of the Union address, put all those fears to rest.
“I think it’s helpful [to Biden,] especially from the standpoint of the fact that he cleared of criminal charges,” Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD), who sits on the Judiciary Committee, said to the Washington Examiner about the testimony. “There’s all this stuff about whether he’s, you know, they’re trying to stretch it — what’s his name was saying ‘senile’ and all that. There’s no evidence of that.”
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