House GOP Seeks Biden-Hur Interview Transcripts

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Facts

  • GOP leaders from three House committees have asked Attorney General Merrick Garland to submit transcripts and recordings of Pres. Joe Biden's interviews with special counsel Robert Hur, who documented the former's handling of classified documents during his vice presidency.1
  • In a letter on Monday, Reps. James Comer (R-Ky.), Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and Jason Smith (R-Mo.) — chairmen of House Ways and Means, Judiciary, and Oversight committees respectively — claimed the details of Oct. 8 and Oct. 9 interviews are essential to Biden's impeachment investigation.2
  • Hur's 345-page report found that Biden's mishandling of classified documents had jeopardized national security. However, he refused to charge the president because he suggested it'd be challenging to convict 'a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.'3
  • However, the GOP leaders claim it's a sign of impartial justice that, while Biden hasn't been charged despite evidence that he 'willfully retained and transmitted classified materials,' former Pres. Donald Trump was for his alleged mishandling of sensitive documents.4
  • House Republicans have also reached out to Hur directly to float the idea of him testifying about the report. They also asked the Justice Department for classified documents related to Ukraine they claim are vital to their investigation into the Biden family's foreign business dealings.5
  • The House Judiciary Committee could reportedly have Hur testify on Capitol Hill at the end of the month or in early March, around the same time Hunter Biden's closed-door deposition before House committees.6

Sources: 1CBS, 2NBC, 3Verity, 4Oversight, 5CNN and 6FOX News.

Narratives

  • Republican narrative, as provided by Daily Wire. America's regrettable two-tiered justice system was fully on display with Robert Hur's decision to forego pressing charges against Pres. Biden due to his apparent cognitive decline. It would be one thing if Biden were retired, but he is a sitting president seeking another term. The media and political establishment can't claim that Biden is too mentally incapacitated to face charges, while also propping him up as their preferred candidate. The DOJ is clearly biased against Trump.
  • Democratic narrative, as provided by MSNBC. Donald Trump and his Republican cronies are doing all they can to spin Robert Hur's report about Pres. Biden, but none of their assertions are true. First, GOP sycophants are exaggerating the extent of Hur's report on Biden's memory to shield Trump from burning questions about his own age and mental sharpness. Secondly, Biden's response to the DOJ's investigation is far different from Trump's defiant approach. If Trump had complied with investigators like Biden did, he wouldn't be facing this current litany of indictments.

Predictions