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Congressional hearing on the Biden classified documents probe

Lawmakers turned a Tuesday hearing on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents into a proxy battle between the Democratic president and Republican front-runner Donald Trump, as a newly released transcript of Biden’s testimony last fall showed that he repeatedly insisted he never meant to retain classified information after he left the vice presidency.

By Jacquelyn Martin and Nathan Howard / AP

March 12, 2024

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Special counsel Robert Hur says politics played no part in his investigation or report into President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents. Lawmakers have turned a hearing on the matter into a proxy battle between Biden and Donald Trump.
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Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing with Department of Justice Special Counsel Robert Hur, Tuesday March 12, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Department of Justice Special Counsel Robert Hur is sworn in before a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Tuesday March 12, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Special Counsel Robert Hur reads from his notes during a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12.
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Special Counsel Robert Hur reads from sections of the special counsel's report during a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12.
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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., questions Special Counsel Robert Hur during a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12.
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Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., left, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, talk during a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee with Special Counsel Robert Hur in the Rayburn Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12.
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Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Az., questions Special Counsel Robert Hur during a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12.
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Rep Adam Schiff, D-Calif., questions Special Counsel Robert Hur while sitting in front of a photo depicting classified documents recovered from former President Donald Trump's residence at Mar-A-Lago in during a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12.
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Department of Justice Special Counsel Robert Hur listens during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Tuesday March 12, on Capitol Hill in Washington, as Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Co., speaks on the rear screen.
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Special Counsel Robert Hur speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12.
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Special Counsel Robert Hur speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12.

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