The special prosecutor who investigated the issue of confidential documents found in the home of US President Biden testified before Congress that he concluded that he would not prosecute due to his poor memory.
The ruling Democratic Party opposed the president's reference to his "weak memory," but the special prosecutor maintained that it was a necessary and fair assessment.
On the 12th, Special Counsel Robert Hur, who was in charge of the investigation, testified before the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives regarding the discovery of a number of confidential documents from his time as vice president in President Biden's home and other locations.
Last month, Prosecutor Har issued a report concluding that President Biden would not be prosecuted criminally, but President Biden and the ruling Democratic Party strongly opposed the decision, citing ``President Biden's poor memory and difficulty in proving the case'' as the reason. doing.
In her testimony, Prosecutor Hur stated that the basis for her judgment was ``weak memory,'' despite an audio recording of President Biden saying ``I found a classified document'' seven years ago. During the hearing last year, he pointed out that he did not remember finding the document.
He then stated that the decision on whether to prosecute President Biden required consideration of his memory, and argued that ``the evaluation of his memory was necessary, accurate, and fair.''
On the other hand, opposition and Republican members of Congress criticized the decision not to prosecute Biden as a "double standard," citing former President Trump's indictment for illegally storing classified documents. occurred one after another.