Transcript of Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur shows memory lapses — but also detailed exchanges

The transcript of President Biden's interview by special counsel Hur, which was reviewed by NBC News, paints a nuanced image on both sides.

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Hur’s bombshell report on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents concluded that he presented himself as an “elderly man with a poor memory” who was unable to remember key dates, including when he served as vice president or the year his son died.

Biden, for his part, has lambasted Hur for bringing up the topic of Beau Biden’s death, and his lawyers have criticized the report. 

But the transcript of Biden’s interview, which was reviewed by NBC News, paints a more nuanced picture on both sides.

Follow live coverage of Hur's testimony here.

Despite the president’s assertion that Hur brought up his son’s death first, the transcript shows that it was Biden himself who did so, as NBC News has reported. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-robert-hur-transcript-rcna142855

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