Biden with serious problems
A leaked audio recording from erstwhile president Joe Biden's interview with peculiar Prosecutor Robert Hur revealed Biden's problems with recalling key events specified as the death of Beau's son, ending his vice presidentship and reasons for having secret papers he should not have access to.
The recording appeared over a year after the congressmen's appeals for its publication, motivated by doubts about the memory and intellectual condition of the erstwhile president. erstwhile it was yet decided to print a evidence of Biden's conversation with Hur, the suspicions of the President's frequent memory problems were confirmed.
The material obtained by the Axios portal included fragments of respective interviews concerning Biden's mishandling of classified papers during his word as vice president.
Lot of missteps
When talking to Hur, asked about the retention place of papers from 2017 to 2018, Biden stated that at the time his boy Beau Biden was dying, although in fact Beau died in 2015. At 1 point, Biden was expected to ask his lawyer for the exact year.
In the video Biden besides mistakenly indicated the year of Donald Trump's election. He said it was in 2017, but he was corrected that it was actually 2016. Biden asked why, therefore, the notes say it was 2017, to which the lawyer replied that he had then left office.
When asked about the secret paper about Afghanistan found in his lakeside house, Biden initially expressed doubts about its origin, but later suggested that he most likely wanted to keep it as a souvenir.
The interview was characterized by many long interruptions, during which Biden sometimes strayed from the subject and spoke powerfully incoherently.
Despite memory problems, Biden believes Axios remains active and committed. Axios notes that at times he inserts jokes and comic comments, giving the impression of a nostalgic storyteller, alternatively than a individual suspected of improperly storing secret documents.
The book will exposure the president?
Hur's study did not urge initiating criminal proceedings against Biden, considering it would be hard to convince a jury to convict him of a deliberate crime, given his age. Biden's camp criticized the age-related comments as unfounded and inappropriate, while Trump's supporters believe that if Biden is incapable of trial, he should not service as President.
The release of audio material is partially related to the release of the book "Origin Sin" by Alex Thompson of Axios and Jake Tapper of CNN. The book contains accounts of alleged cover-up of Biden's deteriorating intellectual and physical condition, describing cases of memory problems and identifying persons to be hidden from the public by 2024.
According to excerpts, colleagues considered utilizing a wheelchair, and Biden was not to admit actor George Clooney during the event he had specifically arrived at. Problems with remembering the names of longtime associates, including national safety advisor Jake Sullivan, were besides mentioned.
Democrats are now faced with the challenge of explaining why Biden has not given way to Kamala Harris for so long and how long the decline of his support has been hidden.
