Biden Responds to Special Counsel Report, Avoids Addressing Findings About His ‘Poor Memory’

LEESBURG, Va.—President Joe Biden on Feb. 8 welcomed a special counsel’s decision not to pursue charges in his classified documents probe, saying he will continue to focus on his job of being president. In a 388-page report, special counsel Robert Hur announced on Feb. 8 that President Biden will not be criminally charged for allegedly mishandling documents. “This was an exhaustive investigation going back literally more than 40 years,” President Biden said at this year’s House Democratic retreat in Leesburg, Virginia. “Special counsel acknowledged I cooperated completely, I did not throw up any roadblocks. I sought no delays,” he said. He added that he provided the special counsel with all necessary information, including a 5-hour in-person interview conducted over two days in October....