BREAKING: Bidens Throws Staff Under The Bus, Lashes Out At Reporters In Rare Press Conference
President Joe Biden gave a rare, unexpected press conference Thursday night and blamed his staff for mishandling classified documents. The president gave unexpected remarks on Thursday evening to discuss a special counsel report reviewing his handling of classified documents. Biden's special address comes after Special Counsel Robert Hur concluded his investigation into the president's handling of classified documents and declined to pursue criminal charges. "I take responsibility for not having seen exactly what my staff was doing," Biden said. The documents relating to U.S. foreign policy in Afghanistan and handwritten notebook entries concerning sensitive national security matters were recovered by FBI agents at Biden's Wilmington, Delaware estate. Hur cited the DOJ policy surrounding prosecuting a president to justify his decision not to prosecute President Biden. The classified documents span from Biden's career in the Senate all the way to his vice presidency with former President Barack Obama. The handwritten notes Biden took during the Obama administration frequently covered materials from daily briefings and National Security Council meetings. Biden asked if he was careless: "I take responsibility for not having seen exactly what my staff was doing." pic.twitter.com/BOe6rLGYpg — Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) February 9, 2024 The report noted that during an interview with Biden he forgot term as vice president began and ended and when his son Beau had died during an interview with the special counsel reviewing Biden's handling of classified documents. The president shot down claims that he had forgotten his son's death and responded to language in the report that characterized him as a "sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory." "I don't need anyone to remind me when he passed away," Biden said.
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