Shortly before Special Counsel Robert Hur heard the transcripts of the interview with President Biden were released.
Some interesting things are coming up and there were fireworks during the hearing.
Specially from Rep. Adam Schiff, who was seemingly upset over what the transcripts seem to have revealed.
Not only did Joe forget when his son died or that he was VP, but he also made noises.
There are all kinds of Democrat talking points out there, but the transcript is very damaging to the White House, and Hur had his hands full.
Below is an excerpt published by the New York Times detailing Biden’s struggling to remember dates and when his son passed away:
BIDEN: And, and so what was happening, though — what month did Beau die? Oh, God, May 30 —
RACHEL COTTON, A WHITE HOUSE LAWYER: 2015.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE SPEAKER: 2015.
BIDEN: Was it 2015 he had died?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE SPEAKER: It was May of 2015.
BIDEN: It was 2015.
ROBERT BAUER, BIDEN’S PERSONAL LAWYER: Or — I’m not sure of the month, sir, but I think that was the year.
MARC KRICKBAUM, HUR’S DEPUTY: That’s right, Mr. President. It —
BIDEN: And what’s happened in the meantime is that as — and Trump gets elected in November of 2017?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE SPEAKER: 2016.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE SPEAKER: ’16.
BIDEN: ’16, 2016. All right. So — why do I have 2017 here?
ED SISKEL, BIDEN’S WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL: That’s when you left office, January of 2017.
There was another portion of the transcript that seemed to elude that Biden didn’t remember when he was the Vice President.
BIDEN: Somebody must’ve, packing this up, just picked up all the stuff and put it in a box, because I didn’t.
HUR: OK. Do you have any idea where this material would’ve been before it got moved into the garage?
BIDEN: Well, if it was 2013 — when did I stop being vice president?
COTTON: 2017.
BIDEN: So I was vice president. So it must’ve come from vice-president stuff. That’s all I can think of.
In the write-up by the Washington Post, the paper highlighted that Biden was cordial but would often trail off into stories and told a strange story about helping “represent a client who lost one testicle and part of his penis. He also later twice mimicked the sounds of a car.”
From the Washington Post:
At times during the interview, according to the transcript, the president made noises like a car.
“By the way, you know how it works?” Biden asked Hur. “It’s really cool.”
Hur remarked, “Sir, I’d love — I would love, love to hear much more about this, but I do have a few more questions to get through.”
“You step your foot on the accelerator all the way down until it gets about six, seven grand,” Biden continued. “Then all the sudden it will say ‘launch.’ All you do is take your foot off the brake.”
The transcript then indicates “(Makes car sound)” as well as “(Laughter).”
We do know that audio files of the interview and the White House will probably move heaven and earth to stop those files from being released.
Below is a little caveat.
Schiff apparently was mad about the car noises.
WATCH: Adam Schiff Melts Down As Robert Hur Schools Him During Hearing pic.twitter.com/bONTAYQp69
— Shadygrooove (@shadygrooove) March 12, 2024
During a segment on CNN analyst Scott Jennings said, “I thought the attacks on him by [Reps.] Hank Johnson and Adam Schiff were particularly egregious,” Jennings said. “This guy’s obviously a public servant. He’s not there for partisan political reasons.”
.@ScottJenningsKY on Robert Hur hearing: “I thought the attacks on him by [Reps.] Hank Johnson and Adam Schiff were particularly egregious,” Jennings said. “This guy’s obviously a public servant. He’s not there for partisan political reasons. To portray him as that is otherwise… pic.twitter.com/UEdZ8SaWZP
— Nicole Silverio (@NicoleMSilverio) March 12, 2024
