According to an Axios report, Special Counsel Robert Hur is preparing to testify in front of members of the House GOP over his investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents.
Hur’s report made headlines last week after he painted an unflattering picture of Joe Biden’s memory and mental sharpness, calling him an “elderly man with a poor memory.”
The Biden White House has been on defense ever since the report dropped, with questions and concerns over the president’s mental health being deflected at every turn.
From Axios:
Hur already is thinking about his testimony and has reached out to former Justice Department colleagues to potentially help him prepare, a person familiar with the matter told Axios.
Hur, a former U.S. attorney who was a Trump appointee, has been in discussions with Sarah Isgur — the head of public affairs and a senior counselor to Trump’s deputy attorney general during the Mueller investigation — to help him navigate a congressional hearing.
Zoom out: During the past week, Biden’s team — including his personal lawyer Bob Bauer has called Hur’s report “gratuitous,” “shoddy,” “politically motivated,” “inappropriate,” and “inconsistent with [Justice Department] policy and norms.”
The report was the result of a year-long investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents after he was vice president.
Hur likely would testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee, and be asked to address the Biden team’s characterization of the report.
The Justice Department declined to comment.
More over at Axios:
SCOOP: Robert Hur is making plans to publicly testify before the House Judiciary Committee next month about his report on Biden's handling of classified documents, which raised concerns about his memory. https://t.co/CVLJURENFA
— Axios (@axios) February 15, 2024
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