Transcript of Biden's Special Counsel Interview Tells a More Complete Story About His Memory of Beau Biden's Death

Mar 12, 2024 View Original Article
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-14% Negative

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"You step your foot on the accelerator all the way down until it gets about six, seven grand, Biden continued."
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18% Conservative
"The Post stated that the conversation between the two seemed polite and cordial but overall cooperative: The full transcript provides a more complete window into the back and forth between the two men, in which Biden frequently joked with prosecutors in a setting that seemed more chummy than antagonistic."
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8% Conservative
"He is expected to testify before Congress in regard to Biden's classified documents case on Tuesday."
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0% Conservative
"There was also some ruminating about certain years, related to whether or not Biden was Vice President at the time."
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-6% Liberal
"The transcripts of the two-day interview conducted between President Joe Biden and Special Counsel Robert Hur regarding Biden's classified documents case were released and reviewed by The Washington Post on Tuesday, and the text paints a much different picture than what was portrayed in Hur's initial report."
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-8% Liberal
"The transcripts of the two-day interview conducted between President Joe Biden and Special Counsel Robert Hur regarding Biden's classified documents case were released and reviewed by The Washington Post on Tuesday, and the text paints a much different picture than what was portrayed in Hur's initial report."
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-8% Liberal
"To be certain, there were some things that Biden was questioned about that he couldn't remember in great detail, such as daily routine activities from several years ago."
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-12% Liberal
"This stands in contrast to the crass demeanor the Special Counsel is alleged to have used by Biden surrogates."
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-14% Liberal
"Biden asked Hur."
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-18% Liberal
"Hur claimed in his report that Biden couldn't remember when Beau died; to the contrary, he cites the exact day, but he did ask for the year."
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-20% Liberal
"No, Biden responded, before launching into a long explanation of Beau's death and its impact on him deciding not to run for president in 2016."
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-24% Liberal
"Two others in the room chimed in with the year, and Biden questioned, Was it 2015 when he died?Not long after the exchange, Hur suggested they consider taking a brief break."
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-28% Liberal
"When Hur's report came out in February, he described Biden as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory, an image that bolstered Republican questions about Biden's age and fitness for office."
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-36% Liberal
"When Hur's report came out in February, he described Biden as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory, an image that bolstered Republican questions about Biden's age and fitness for office."
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-36% Liberal
"But mostly, it looked as if Biden was more guilty of digressing and going off on tangents (while still answering questions):Once, it was while lamenting that he [Biden] could drive his vintage Chevrolet Corvette only the length of his driveway."
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-40% Liberal
"But mostly, it looked as if Biden was more guilty of digressing and going off on tangents (while still answering questions):Once, it was while lamenting that he [Biden] could drive his vintage Chevrolet Corvette only the length of his driveway."
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-40% Liberal
"Accusations that Hur was being too harsh were also contradicted:President Biden was in the early stages of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur when the topic of Beau Biden came up -- initially with Biden raising it and later as Biden was attempting to get his chronological bearings and wondered aloud when, exactly, it was that his son died."
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-50% Liberal
"Accusations that Hur was being too harsh were also contradicted:President Biden was in the early stages of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur when the topic of Beau Biden came up -- initially with Biden raising it and later as Biden was attempting to get his chronological bearings and wondered aloud when, exactly, it was that his son died."
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-50% Liberal
"Accusations that Hur was being too harsh were also contradicted:President Biden was in the early stages of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur when the topic of Beau Biden came up -- initially with Biden raising it and later as Biden was attempting to get his chronological bearings and wondered aloud when, exactly, it was that his son died."
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-50% Liberal
"In turn, Biden and his allies criticized Hur for bringing up the subject of his late son Beau Biden, though it was claimed by Hur that Biden himself raised the subject."
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-62% Liberal
"In turn, Biden and his allies criticized Hur for bringing up the subject of his late son Beau Biden, though it was claimed by Hur that Biden himself raised the subject."
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