No charges despite ‘willfull’ retention of material but Robert Hur stresses president’s age and allegedly faulty memory
The US Department of Justice special counsel investigating Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents after his vice-presidency released a report on Thursday concluding that he “willfully” kept and shared classified information – but that the now US president will not face criminal charges. Biden was declared “pleased” but his team criticized “inappropriate” comments in the report and “investigative excess”.
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