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ABC NEWS VIDEO LIVE SHOWS ELECTION 2024 538 Interest Successfully Added We'll notify you here with news about Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn STREAM ON BIDEN DOCUMENTS HEARING: SPECIAL COUNSEL DEFENDS NOT CHARGING PRESIDENT, BUT SAYS HE WAS NOT EXONERATED Ex-special counsel Robert Hur testified before the House Judiciary Committee. ByLucien Bruggeman,Alexander Mallin,Will Steakin, andKatherine Faulders Last Updated: March 12, 2024, 8:15 PM LinkShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article 1:37 Ex-special counsel stands by not charging Biden Robert Hur conducted the yearlong probe into President Joe Biden's handling of classified...Show MoreShow More ABCNews.com Robert Hur, who as special counsel conducted the yearlong probe into President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents that ultimately absolved the president of legal culpability, faced questions Tuesday from members of the House Judiciary Committee. MORE: Transcript from documents probe contradicts Biden's account of exchange with Hur over son's death Hur, who was previously nominated by then-President Donald Trump as U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, wrote in his 388-page report published last month that he would not recommend charges against President Biden despite uncovering evidence that Biden "willfully retained" classified materials. In the course of explaining his rationale for that conclusion, Hur said that a potential jury would likely find Biden to be a "sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory." TOP HEADLINES: * 'I did not exonerate him,' Hur says of Biden * Hur says Biden's ghostwriter claim is 'inconsistent' with findings * Under questioning, Hur stands by not charging Biden * Hur defends his characterization of Biden's memory * Transcript contradicts Biden's account of exchange over son's death Here's how the news is developing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar 12, 8:15 PM HEARING ENDS AFTER NEARLY FIVE HOURS OF TESTIMONY LinkShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Committee Chairman Jim Jordan pounded his gavel shortly before 3 p.m. ET, signaling an end to Robert Hur's testimony after nearly five hours at the witness table. Hur departed the hearing room after withstanding pointed attacks from across the political spectrum: Democrats accused him of including gratuitous language about Biden's mental acuity, while Republicans slammed his decision not to bring criminal charges. Though Hur at times grew animated as he defended his work, he remained measured and disciplined throughout his testimony. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar 12, 7:10 PM HUR WON'T SAY IF CONGRESS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO RECORDINGS LinkShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Former special counsel Robert Hur would not specifically weigh in on whether or not Congress should have access to audio recordings related to his report when pressed by Republican committee Chairman Jim Jordan. Jordan directly asked Hur: "Is there any reason why you can see why the American people and their representatives in United States Congress should not have access to those tapes?" But Hur would not say either way, and instead responded by saying that his report did take into account the audio recordings. It was unclear which recordings Hur was referencing; given the way Jordan asked the question, it could have been regarding audio of Biden's interview with Hur or audio of Biden's conversations with his ghostwriter. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Rep. and Chairman Jim Jordan with Rep. James Comer speaks during the testimony of Sp...Read MoreRead More "Chairman, what I can tell you is that my assessment that went into my conclusions that I described, my report was based not solely on the transcript, it was based on all of the evidence, including the audio recordings," Hur said. Jordan then asked Hur again, saying if he thought the audio recordings were "valuable evidence" for his report then "shouldn't the United States Congress have access to that same information?" "It is not for me to weigh into what information Congress should or should not have" replied Hur, while reiterating that he believed "the audio recordings were part of the evidence, of course, that I considered in coming to my conclusions." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar 12, 5:40 PM 'I DID NOT EXONERATE HIM,' HUR SAYS OF BIDEN LinkShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article In a notable exchange, Hur took issue with Democrats' characterization that his report cleared President Biden of criminal wrongdoing, testifying that he "did not exonerate him." Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., questioning Hur about his report, stated that the "lengthy, expensive and independent investigation resulted in a complete exoneration of President Joe Biden." Hur, looking to correct Jayapal's characterization, responded by saying, "I need to go back and make sure that I take note of a word that you use: Exoneration," he said. "That is not a word I used in the report and not part of my task--" Jayapal then jumped in and began speaking over Hur, as she tried to argue that Hur's report indeed did "exonerate" Biden. But Hur again pushed back, quickly replying: "I did not exonerate him, that word does not appear in the report." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar 12, 5:29 PM HUR SAYS BIDEN'S GHOSTWRITER CLAIM IS 'INCONSISTENT' WITH FINDINGS LinkShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., read an excerpt from the press conference that President Biden convened the night Hur's report was made public -- highlighting Biden's claim that he "did not share classified information" with his ghostwriter. "That's not true, is it, Mr. Hur?" Gaetz asked. "That is inconsistent with the findings based on the evidence in my report," Hur said. When Gaetz called it a lie, "as regular people would say," Hur laughed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar 12, 4:44 PM HUR TESTIFIES BIDEN NEVER SAID DOCUMENTS WERE 'HIS' LinkShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Special counsel Robert Hur said that President Biden did not say that he believed any documents -- other than his own handwritten notes -- were his personal property, in contrast to former President Trump who has claimed multiple times that he held onto hundreds of classified documents because they were "my documents." “We did not hear that from the president during his interview,” Hur said, responding to Rep. Zoe Lofgren who asked if Biden believed any of the documents turned over to investigators were, in fact, his own. Rep. Jordan then began his line of questioning to Hur by pressing him over whether he ever determined what President Biden’s motive was in the evidence that he uncovered that he possessed classified documents. “Congressman, the conclusion as to exactly why the president did what he did is not one that we explicitly address in the report,” Hur answered. “The report explains my decision to the attorney general that no criminal charges were warranted in this manner.” Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, then sought to draw a connection between Biden’s efforts to secure money for a book deal following his vice presidency and Hur’s findings regarding his possession of classified documents. “Pride and money is why he knowingly violated the rules,” Jordan said. “The oldest motives in the book, pride and money.” Hur confirmed that his investigation found evidence “supporting those assessments” and also confirmed details from his report that the ghostwriter tasked by Biden with writing his book attempted to delete the audio recordings of his conversations with Biden. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Load More LinkShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- by Taboolaby Taboola Sponsored LinksSponsored Links Promoted LinksPromoted Links You May Like Judge throws out 6 counts of Trump's Georgia election interference indictment Undo Mahogany Jackson texted she was kidnapped. 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