Transcripts of Hur Interview Confirm Biden's Memory Lapses

Transcripts of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interviews with Joe Biden released Tuesday confirm the octogenarian president couldn’t recall basic details about his life, including when his son died or when he served as vice president.

The transcripts support Hur’s assessment that it would be difficult to prosecute Biden for willingly retaining classified information after his vice presidency because he could present himself to a jury as a "well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory." The release of the transcripts put the president’s mental acuity back at center stage ahead of Hur’s Tuesday morning testimony before the House Judiciary Committee.