Biden jokes 'I'm a young man' during interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur
Former President Joe Biden joked that he was a young man during an October interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur over his mishandling of classified documents newly published audio shows Axios disclosed audio on Friday from Biden's interviews with Hur in which the then-president appeared to struggle to remember when his son Beau died when he left office as vice president what year President Donald Trump was elected to his first term or why he had classified documents that should not have been in his possession In addition to Biden's memory lapses the recordings displayed him slurring his words and muttering when speaking to Hur BIDEN STRUGGLES WITH WORDS KEY MEMORIES IN LEAKED AUDIO FROM SPECIAL COUNSEL HUR INTERVIEWTranscripts of the interviews conducted on Oct and were circulated on March On the first day of the interview Hur stressed the importance of answering truthfully and urged Biden to make his best effort to recall the events in question which the prosecutor acknowledged happened years ago I'm a young man so it's not a complication Biden now jokingly responded Okay great Glad to hear it Hur replied BIDEN REPEATEDLY SAYS 'I DON'T REMEMBER' REGARDING CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS IN NEWLY PUBLISHED HUR INTERVIEW AUDIOHur who was appointed by then-Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Biden's handling of classified documents explained in his overview distributed on Feb that he declined to bring charges against the president in part because a jury would find him a sympathetic well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory The document acknowledged that the documents were willfully obtained by Biden during his time as vice president and as a senator I'm well-meaning and I'm an elderly man and I know what the hell I'm doing I've been president and I put this country back on its feet I don't need his recommendation Biden declared when questioned by Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy days after Hur disclosed his assessment The special counsel's document in addition to Biden's gaffe-prone populace appearances amplified pressure from Republicans who mentioned he lacked the mental fitness needed to serve as president CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPDemocrats and Biden's White House initially criticized Hur for his record insisting the then-president was sharp and that the special counsel was politically motivated Later in during Biden's re-election campaign Democrats urged him to drop out of the race over his performance in the June presidential debate against Trump citing his age and mental acuity Biden formally dropped out of the presidential race in July and finished his term His vice president Kamala Harris was defeated by Trump in November's general electoral contest
