Hur defends handling of Biden investigation amid claims of partisanship, double standards

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : "The need to show my work was especially strong here.
58% : Tuesday's hearing highlighted what's to come over the next eight months as Trump and Biden could clinch their party's presidential nominations on the same day in what is already a bitter and divisive rematch of the 2020 election.
50% : The appointment of a special prosecutor in the case was meant to ease concerns about political influence playing a factor in the case, but it appears to have done little to soothe lawmakers in Congress, with bipartisan frustration with Hur, although for separate reasons.
43% : "Attorney General Garland did not interfere with my efforts, and I was able to conduct a fair, thorough and independent investigation," Hur said.Democrats dismissed Republican complaints of a double standard of justice as seeking to help Trump politically as he faces multiple criminal prosecutions.
25% : However, his interview with Hur and other investigators showed he did not always have a full understanding of how sensitive materials ended up where they did.Republicans pushed Hur on his decision not to charge the president, which comes Trump faces his own legal troubles over retaining classified materials and questioned whether the Justice Department had interfered for Biden's political benefit.
17% : "Legal experts and Hur's own report detailed in length the differences between the two cases, mainly that Biden cooperated with investigators and turned in records that were found in his possession, while Trump is accused of obstructing and investigation and refusing to hand over classified documents.

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