Biden's Classified Documents Inquiry Concludes; No Charges Advised
February 8, 2024
- Special counsel Robert Hur has concluded an inquiry into President Biden's mishandling of classified documents. 
- President Biden has chosen not to assert executive privilege, allowing full report review by the White House and Attorney General. 
- The investigation, which took a year, scrutinized Biden's retention of sensitive records from his past government roles. 
- While the report criticizes Biden's actions, it stops short of recommending any legal charges against him. 
- Biden has not requested any redactions to the report, but the Justice Department may redact classified information before public release. 
- The report's findings emerge as both President Biden and former President Trump, who also faces document-handling criticism, signal re-election bids. 
- Attorney General Garland intends to release as much of the report as possible following the White House review. 
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