Five things in the Biden classified documents report - BBC News

Probe describes top secret files in a garage and "significant limitations" with the president's memory.

13 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsUS election 2024Image source, Getty ImagesBy Matt MurphyBBC News, WashingtonA report from Special Counsel Robert Hur has raised serious questions about Joe Biden's memory, provoking a strong reaction from the US president.

Declining to prosecute Mr Biden for retaining troves of classified documents, Mr Hur - who served in the Trump administration - said the 81-year-old would likely present himself at trial as "a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory".

Elsewhere, the report challenged Mr Biden for retaining reams of classified information, and for storing it improperly and insecurely.

Shortly after the report was released, President Biden held a surprise news briefing at the White House, telling reporters: "My memory is fine."

The report found that the president's memory "appeared to have significant limitations".

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