Republican Representative Jim Jordan laid down the gauntlet for former special counsel Robert Hur on Tuesday, ahead of his testimony on the investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents.
While appearing on Fox News’ Fox & Friends, Jordan, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, explained that he plans to ask Hur about Biden’s motives for possessing classified documents and the “double standard” of how Biden is not being prosecuted, while former President Donald Trump is. Hur’s report asserted that Biden shouldn’t be charged for his alleged mishandling of classified documents, in part, because a jury may see Biden as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.”
“One thing we are gonna ask special counsel Hur is, and one thing we’ve done, is, we’ve said we want the audio tapes,” Jordan told Fox News. “We want all the information you had when you interviewed President Biden.”
“We think, if you’re not gonna prosecute based on the fact that you believe he’s an elderly old man who forgets things, we want to hear those audio tapes,” Jordan said, adding that the White House and Department of Justice have yet to cooperate on providing the audio tapes.
This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available.
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