WASHINGTON (AP) — The special counsel who impugned the president’s age and competence in his report on how Joe Biden handled classified documents after his years as vice president is set to be questioned himself on Tuesday, as House Republicans seek to keep a spotlight on the unflattering assessment of the president. Robert Hur will […]
Robert Hur, at the start of his special counsel probe into Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, was lauded as an experienced and fair federal prosecutor who was well-versed in handling high-profile and complex investigations. Then, after a year of near-total public silence, he released a damning report detailing the president’s alleged previous mishandling of classified […]
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Hur, who recently declined to prosecute President Joe Biden over his handling of classified documents after he left office as vice president, will testify in public next month before a Republican-led House panel, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed. Hur will testify March 12 before the House Judiciary Committee, […]
Telegram messaging app poses multiple security threats to Ukraine, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence (HUR) spokesman Andriy Yusov said at a public event hosted by Ukrinform news agency on Feb. 14. Read also: Ukraine’s spy chief hints at dangers of using Telegram and Viber Yusov clarified that the issue goes beyond specific Telegram channels and concerns the […]
President Joe Biden lashed out at Robert Hur last week over one particular line in the special counsel’s report on his handling of classified documents: that Biden “did not remember, even within several years, when his son Beau died.” “How in the hell dare he raise that?” Biden told reporters in an impromptu White House […]
A trio of House committees investigating President Biden are asking the Justice Department to turn over transcripts and recordings of his interviews with special counsel Robert Hur following the release of a report critical of Biden’s cognitive abilities while reviewing his handling of classified documents. The request, sent in a letter to Attorney General Merrick […]
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are requesting that the Department of Justice release full transcripts of special counsel Robert Hur’s interviews with President Joe Biden, three GOP leaders announced Monday. “Throughout Mr. Hur’s report, there is reference to a transcript of an interview conducted with President Biden on October 8 and October 9, 2023,” said the […]
WASHINGTON — In January 2023, Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents to avoid any perception that he was protecting his boss entering an election year. The man Garland tapped for the job, Robert Hur, has not been quite as cautious. On Thursday, Hur, 50, […]
The White House is livid over the Justice Department’s release of a special counsel report that painted a devastating portrait of Joe Biden. But Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision to release it was a foregone conclusion — and anything short of publicizing the full report would have been worse. Technically, the report from special counsel […]
In a 388-page report released Thursday, special counsel Robert Hur laid out why the Justice Department won’t be pressing charges against President Joe Biden for retaining classified documents from his vice presidency. But the report has prompted some Democrats to criticize Hur for alleging the 81-year-old president has a “significantly limited” memory. Hur, a Republican, […]
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Robert Hur, the special counsel appointed to investigate whether President Joe Biden improperly handled sensitive government documents, is a former high-ranking Justice Department official with experience in prosecuting sensitive leak investigations. On Thursday, he concluded that probe and found that Biden retained classified materials about Afghanistan after leaving the […]
Cyber experts linked to Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) executed a hacking attack, destroying the entire IT infrastructure of IPL Consulting, a company specializing in implementing information systems in the Russian industrial sector, HUR reported on Jan. 27. According to intelligence sources, specialists infiltrated the company’s internal network and obliterated its IT infrastructure, totaling over […]