Shamefully, Special Counsel Robert Hur has put a political cast on his report finding that criminal charges against President Biden are not warranted for his mishandling of classified documents. Taking a page from one of his predecessors, Kenneth Starr, who gratuitously included salacious details of President Bill Clinton’s conduct in his report on an unrelated matter, Special Counsel Hur handed Donald Trump political fodder by describing President Biden as an old man with memory problems. That comment, though arguably relevant to his decision not to recommend criminal prosecution, was of minuscule significance compared to the other circumstances which compelled his conclusion not to bring criminal charges. Surely, Mr. Hur knew that the political consequences of including that description of the president far outweighed its legal relevance and is likely to impact the coming election.
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