Former special counsel Robert Hur faced questions from lawmakers Tuesday during a public hearing about his yearlong investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents.
Republicans and Democrats alike took issue with elements of Hur’s findings, which were detailed in a lengthy report the Department of Justice released last month.
Hur had found evidence that Biden willfully retained classified documents after he left the vice presidency and that Biden “risked serious damage to America’s national security.” While unauthorized retention of classified material is against federal law, Hur said he declined to bring charges because he did not have evidence that met a reasonable doubt threshold.
Despite heated questions from lawmakers, Hur rarely deviated from commenting on already-public information. That information included a transcript of an interview Hur conducted with Biden as part of his investigation last October.
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