Jill Biden said she feared President Joe Biden was having a stroke during the June 2024 debate, which preceded his withdrawal from the presidential race. Biden later endorsed Kamala Harris, who became the Democratic nominee.
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Joe Biden files a lawsuit to block the Justice Department from releasing audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with his memoir ghostwriter. The department plans to release the materials on June 15 unless a court intervenes.
Prosecutors from Jeanine Pirro's office attempted an unannounced visit to the Federal Reserve's renovation site but were denied access amid a criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The probe and visit have complicated the confirmation of President Trump's nominee to succeed Powell.
President Joe Biden has been interviewed by the office of special counsel Robert Hur as part of an investigation into the handling of classified documents discovered at Biden's Wilmington home and former private office. The voluntary interview was conducted over two days at the White House, and the Justice Department has not provided any further details on the investigation. White House spokesman Ian Sams said the President and the White House are cooperating with the investigation and being as transparent as possible.
The Justice Department is taking a hard stance on the mishandling of classified documents, appointing special counsels to investigate both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) believes that both should be treated “exactly the same way” and that Garland “probably did the right thing by having two special counsels.” Trump is also facing a special counsel for multiple investigations, and it remains to be seen how the Justice Department will handle the investigations.
Robert Hur, a former US attorney in Maryland, has been appointed by the Justice Department to investigate the classified documents found at President Joe Biden's home and former private office. The House Judiciary Committee has also opened an investigation, sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding all documents and communications related to the discovery. Hur has a long and distinguished career as a prosecutor, having played a key role in a number of high-profile cases.
On Nov. 2, the White House confirmed the discovery of roughly 10 documents from the Obama administration at the Penn Biden Global Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement. Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed former U.S. Attorney Robert Hur as special counsel to investigate the classified documents and determine their implications. The documents were found after President Biden's lawyers searched locations where files from his vice-presidential office may have been shipped.