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 summary that sparked additional concern about his mental acuity just months after he was interviewed about his mishandling of classified documents Axios on Friday issued 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 evidenced 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 issued on March In February Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy was the first to question Biden about Hur's review on his mental fitness BIDEN STRUGGLES WITH WORDS KEY MEMORIES IN LEAKED AUDIO FROM SPECIAL COUNSEL HUR INTERVIEW Something the special counsel disclosed in his assessment 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 declared 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 requested 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 reported him Hur who was appointed by then-Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Biden's handling of classified documents announced 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 overview in addition to gaffes seen during Biden's populace appearances amplified pressure from Republicans who reported 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 statement 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 vote
