President Biden has angrily criticised a special counsel report on classified documents which questioned his memory and ability to recall dates and events.

The US leader held a surprise news briefing at the White House, telling reporters: “My memory is fine.”

Special Counsel Robert Hur found that Mr Biden had mishandled classified documents but would not be charged.

The report made several scathing remarks, including suggesting his memory had “significant limitations”.

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  • paddirn@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    It seemed like odd wording for a Special Counsel to use with regards to the President. That doesn’t sound in the least professional and doesn’t seem to fit within the scope of the classified documents case he was investigating, it seemed almost designed to provoke this sort of argument about Biden’s mental fitness.

    Regardless, I would vote for a wet paper bag over Trump, doesn’t matter, anyone or anything but Trump 2.0.

    • FanciestPants@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      I see it as the Special Counsel trying to find a cowardly way of keeping Trump from turning the mob against him. The dude knows he’s got no case to bring, but if just shows up and says “no charges”, then he’s immediately going to be branded as a traitor to the MAGA cause, and likely start receiving death threats. He has to find a way to sling some shit at Biden to keep Trump from kicking him out of the cult.