FLASHBACK: Biden shrugs off Hur report when pressed by Peter Doocy: 'I know what the hell I'm doing'
Former President Joe Biden early last year dismissed Special Counsel Robert Hur's description that sparked additional concern about his mental acuity just months after he was interviewed about his mishandling of classified documents Axios on Friday circulated audio from Biden's October interviews with Hur In the recordings Biden seemed to struggle to remember when his son Beau died when he left office as vice president what year President Donald Trump was elected to his first term or why he had classified documents that should not have been in his possession The recordings not only displayed Biden's memory lapses but also slurring his words and muttering when speaking to Hur Transcripts of the interviews conducted on Oct and of were published on March In February Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy was the first to question Biden about Hur's summary on his mental fitness BIDEN STRUGGLES WITH WORDS KEY MEMORIES IN LEAKED AUDIO FROM SPECIAL COUNSEL HUR INTERVIEW Something the special counsel reported in his document is that one of the reasons you were not charged is because in his description you are a well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory ' Doocy reported to Biden at a press conference on Feb Biden responded I'm well-meaning and I'm an elderly man and I know what the hell I'm doing I've been president and I put this country back on its feet I don't need his recommendation Doocy then appealed Biden how bad his memory was and if he could continue as president BIDEN REPEATEDLY SAYS 'I DON'T REMEMBER' REGARDING CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS IN NEWLY DISCLOSED HUR INTERVIEW AUDIO My memory is so bad I let you speak Biden explained him Hur who was appointed by then-Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Biden's handling of classified documents reported he declined to bring charges against him in part because a jury would find him to be a sympathetic well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory despite the acknowledgment that the documents were willfully obtained by Biden during his time as vice president and as a senator The special counsel's statement in addition to gaffes seen during Biden's masses appearances amplified pressure from Republicans who noted he lacked the mental fitness needed to serve as president CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPDemocrats and Biden's White House initially criticized Hur for his assessment repeatedly insisting he was sharp and that the special counsel was politically motivated Later in amid Biden's re-election campaign Democrats called on him to drop his candidacy over his performance in the June presidential debate against Trump citing his age and mental acuity Biden now ended his presidential campaign in July but finished his term and his vice president Kamala Harris was defeated by Trump in November's general polling
