The full transcript undercuts Hurā€™s claims that Biden could not remember his sonā€™s death and had ā€œpoorā€ memory

The full transcript of President Joe Bidenā€™s five-hour interview with special counsel Robert Hurā€™s investigators ā€œpaints a more nuanced portraitā€ of Bidenā€™s memory than the special counselā€™s report, according to The Washington Post, which noted that ā€œBiden doesnā€™t come across as being as absent-minded as Hur has made him out to be.ā€

The transcript ā€œcould raise questions about Hurā€™s depiction of the 81-year-old president as having ā€˜significant limitationsā€™ on his memory,ā€ according to The Associated Press.

Hur in his report declined to charge Biden, arguing that it would be difficult to convince a jury to convict with a memory that the special counsel described as ā€œfaultyā€ and ā€œpoor,ā€ noting that Biden could not recall when his son Beau died or when he served as vice president.

But Biden said exactly when his son died in the interview.

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    This whole kerfuffle seems so stupid. Biden didnā€™t take any memory tests, didnā€™t get evaluated by a psychiatrist or any memory experts, and nobody authoritative on the topic of memory or brain function was involved.

    A fair and accurate headline would have been ā€œRepublican lawyer thinks Biden is senile.ā€ A republican has that opinion? Stop the fucking presses

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      Even ā€œliberalā€ media in the US loves Trump and will print anything that might further the close race narrative, regardless of veracity.

      Trump gets eyeballs on news, which directly leads to ad revenue. US media is addicted to Trump as a means of selling ad space and would gladly let the country burn down for a few extra ad sales.

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      The only way out of this is education. This drivel is maddening. Human minds are as wasted and polluted as the environment.

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        Iā€™ve long been advocating for the Democratic party to adopt a Teacherā€™s classroom mindset. Think about what Bernie, Warren, and Porter did in basically elevating the understanding of civics, history, and current-events of our country.

        Use all donation money to just honestly spoonfeed Americans vital information one bite-size ad at a time.

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      Even that title would be inaccurate. He just used the situation to lie that he thinks Biden is senile to hurt Bidenā€™s chances of getting elected again. Itā€™s a blatant violation of ethics.

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      He doesnā€™t think Biden is senile, he even said Biden has a near photographic memory dealing with the House. Hur misrepresented the truth then pretends the ā€œI donā€™t recallā€ defense is not the most common defense used in interviews with feds.

      An accurate headline would have been: Member of ratfucker party tried to ratfuck Biden.