Special counsel Robert Hur will testify publicly before the House Judiciary Committee on March 12 regarding inquiries into President Biden's handling of sensitive documents. Republicans argue that Hur's decision not to recommend charging Biden highlights a "double standard" compared to former President Trump's indictment under the Espionage Act. A source close to the situation confirmed the upcoming hearing.
Speaking together, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and the House GOP leadership claimed last week that the special counsel's decision to drop charges against the president for handling classified materials "exposes a two-tiered system of justice with politically motivated charges while carrying water for another amid similar allegations."
Republicans have also expressed a desire to question Hur about his remarks on Biden's memory.
On Monday, Hur received requests from three House committees for the transcripts and tapes of his conversation with Biden.
"The report concluded that the Department's principles of prosecution weighed against prosecution because the Department has not prosecuted 'a former president or vice president for mishandling classified documents from his own administration,'" House Oversight and Accountability Chair Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), House Judiciary Chair Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) wrote in a letter. "Mr. Hur reasoned that President Biden's presentation 'as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory' who "did not remember when he was vice president' or 'when his son Beau died' posed challenges to proving the President's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."
As Mr. Hur pointed out, the one "exception" to the Department's prosecution guidelines is the former President Trump. This demonstrates the Department's unwavering dedication to impartial justice.
Speaking together, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and the House GOP leadership claimed last week that the special counsel's decision to drop charges against the president for handling classified materials "exposes a two-tiered system of justice with politically motivated charges while carrying water for another amid similar allegations."
Republicans have also expressed a desire to question Hur about his remarks on Biden's memory.
On Monday, Hur received requests from three House committees for the transcripts and tapes of his conversation with Biden.
"The report concluded that the Department's principles of prosecution weighed against prosecution because the Department has not prosecuted 'a former president or vice president for mishandling classified documents from his own administration,'" House Oversight and Accountability Chair Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), House Judiciary Chair Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) wrote in a letter. "Mr. Hur reasoned that President Biden's presentation 'as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory' who "did not remember when he was vice president' or 'when his son Beau died' posed challenges to proving the President's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."
As Mr. Hur pointed out, the one "exception" to the Department's prosecution guidelines is the former President Trump. This demonstrates the Department's unwavering dedication to impartial justice.
