Politics
Unedited Audio Of Infamous Biden Special Counsel Interview Has Been Released
Axios on Friday released a snippet of the never-before-heard interview between then-President Joe Biden and Special Counsel Robert Hur. The snippet seemingly confirms Hur’s assertions that Biden displayed visible evidence of cognitive decline and memory loss, so much so that the special counsel determined he would be unable to find a jury willing to convict given Biden’s obvious display of mental decline.
The special counsel’s probe stemmed from Biden’s habit of storing classified documents in unsecured locations, including a low security, long-abandoned office on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania and his Wilmington, Delaware garage. Hur’s probe was of particular relevance considering the fact that Biden’s Department of Justice had filed a felony case against Trump for allegedly storing classified documents in areas that lacked proper security.
The politically-motivated indictment was ultimately tossed by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon due to the constitutionally improper appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith.
Hur previously testified before Congress that then-President Biden had frequently pause throughout the interview and displayed an obvious decline in cognitive function. In one particularly bizarre note, Hur testified that Biden would often make “car noises” when failing to remember pivotal details, including the death of his son, Beau.
The newly released audio appears to validate Hur’s assertions that a jury would view Biden as a “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.”
While the White House had previously released a heavily-edited transcript of the interview, the audio further confirms that Biden would frequently pause, stutter or answer questions with bizarre, unrelated details. “The audio shows what the transcript lacks — the president’s dry-whisper voice and the long silences as he struggles to find the right words or dates. Those often were supplied by his attorneys, who acted as caretakers of his memory,” Axios reported.
The transcript omitted pauses and frequent stutters, which were clearly heard on the audio. “OK, yeah. In 2017, Beau had passed and — this is personal — the genesis of the book and the title Promise Me, Dad, was a — I know you’re all close with your sons and daughters, but Beau was like my right arm and Hunt was my left,” the transcript for the released portion of the interview reads.
Axios noted, “But here’s what it sounded like in the quiet room where the dead air between Biden’s pauses is emphasized by the tick-tock of the clock:”
“Okay, yeah … ”
- Tick.
“… Beau had passed and …”
- Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick.
“… this is personal …”
- Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick.
“… the genesis … ”
- Tick.
“…of the book and the title Promise Me, Dad, was a …”
- Tick. Tock. Tick.
“… I know you’re all close with your sons and daughters, but Beau was ..”
- Tick. Tock.
“…like my right arm and Hunt was my left.”
President Donald Trump suggested earlier this month that he will release the entire, unedited interview after Biden blocked its release in 2023.
The decision of whether to release the tapes is also operating under a May 20 deadline set by a Freedom of Information Act request filed by conservative legal groups who have denounced former U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision to withhold the tapes. The Justice Department has been ordered by a judge to declare whether it still stands by that decision.
