The chairmen of the House Judiciary, Oversight, and Ways and Means Committees are asking Attorney General Merrick Garland for the transcripts of President Joe Biden’s interviews with special counsel Robert Hur. On Thursday, Feb. 8, Hur submitted his final report on Biden’s handling of classified information found at his home and personal office.
Hur’s team determined that no criminal charges were warranted.
“We have also considered that, at trial, Mr. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,” Hur wrote.
Hur said that Biden couldn’t remember important dates during their interview, including when he was vice president.
The chairmen now want any documents, audio and video recordings related to:
- The interview with President Biden.
- The interview with the ghostwriter of Biden’s memoir, Mark Zwonitzer, with whom Biden shared classified information.
- Documents related to Biden’s Dec. 11, 2015, call with then-Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
- All communications between the Department of Justice, Office of the Special Counsel, the Executive Office of the President and Biden’s personal counsel.
The chairmen said they want this information for the impeachment inquiry into the president.
“There is concern that President Biden may have retained sensitive documents related to specific countries involving his family’s foreign business dealings,” the letter stated. “Further, we seek to understand whether the White House or President Biden’s personal attorneys placed any limitations or scoping restrictions during the interview that would have precluded a line of inquiry regarding evidence — emails, text messages or witness statements — directly linking the president to troublesome foreign payments.”
The lawmakers are asking for the materials by Monday, Feb. 19 at 5 p.m.
Straight Arrow News reached out to Democrats on the Judiciary Committee and the Justice Department for comment and will update if a response is received.
