Members phkrause Posted February 16 Members Share Posted February 16 ⚡ Scoop: Special counsel's private talks Special counsel Robert Hur is gaming out testimony — and enlisting help from a Trump Justice Department official — in preparation for a potential congressional hearing early next month, Axios' Alex Thompson scoops. Why it matters: House Republicans are salivating at the chance to ask Hur about President Biden's fitness for office. Such a hearing would give a searing spotlight to one of Biden's big vulnerabilities. Biden and his White House and personal lawyers have been bashing Hur over the report, which was released a week ago today. The report cleared Biden of criminal wrongdoing over his handling of classified document. But it painted the president, 81, as having "diminished faculties" and a "poor memory." Hur is in final talks to publicly testify before Congress in early March, a GOP aide tells Axios. Hur would likely appear in front of the House Judiciary Committee. The special counsel has been in discussions with Sarah Isgur — a senior counselor to Trump's deputy attorney general during the Mueller investigation — to help him navigate the situation. 🕶️ What to watch: The disputes over the report's contents will put further pressure on the White House to authorize the release of the transcript of Hur's interview with Biden. The five-hour interview took place over Oct. 8 and 9, just after the Israel-Hamas war began. Any release would undergo a review for classified material. Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 16 Members Share Posted February 16 Biden lawyers vs. Biden DOJ President Biden's lawyers urged Attorney General Merrick Garland in last-minute appeals to note their concerns about special counsel Robert Hur's report on the president, Axios' Alex Thompson reports. "Mr. Hur's criticism of President Biden mirrors one of the most widely recognized examples in recent history of inappropriate prosecutor criticism of uncharged conduct," the lawyers wrote. Why it matters: The newly released letters show how worried Biden's team was about Hur's depiction of the 81-year-old president as a man with a "poor memory." Hur is expected to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on March 12. Zoom in: Biden's lawyers accused Hur of breaking Justice Department norms by going public with his findings instead of writing a confidential report, according to letters made public today by Politico, the Washington Post and the New York Times. A Feb. 7 letter from Biden's lawyers argued that Hur's "criticism of President Biden mirrors one of the most widely recognized examples in recent history of inappropriate prosecutor criticism of uncharged conduct." During the 2016 campaign, FBI Director James B. Comey held a press conference to discuss his findings from an investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server, then said he had no reason to recommend charges. The other side: "The identified language ... is not offered to criticize or demean the President," associate deputy attorney general Bradley Weinsheimer replied to Biden's lawyers the next day. "Rather, it is offered to explain Special Counsel Hur's conclusions about the President's state of mind in possessing and retaining classified information." Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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