Staff Reports
In a fiery House hearing on Tuesday, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) slammed special counsel Robert Hur for what he called a deliberate attempt to politicize his report on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents. Schiff accused Hur of exceeding his responsibilities and inserting language that could be used against Biden for political gain.
.@AdamSchiff accuses Hur of making Biden classified documents report ‘political’: ‘Wrong choice’ https://t.co/VotqHZ1QVY https://t.co/VotqHZ1QVY
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) March 12, 2024
During the intense exchange, Schiff grilled Hur, implying that the special counsel had knowingly written the report in a way that would provoke a political firestorm. Hur defended his report, stating that he was simply following the regulations that govern his conduct as special counsel.
However, the tension escalated as Hur and Schiff clashed over the contents of the report. Schiff suggested that Hur should have released a more sanitized version of the report to the public, while Hur argued that his job was to prepare a comprehensive and thorough confidential report for the attorney general.
The disagreement between Schiff and Hur reached its peak when Schiff accused Hur of making a political choice by including certain language in his report. Schiff insisted that Hur’s actions were a deliberate attempt to prejudice the subject of the investigation and that he had made the wrong choice.
The drama unfolded against the backdrop of Hur’s interview transcript with President Biden being released earlier in the day. The transcript revealed Biden’s struggle to recall important dates and his lack of knowledge about how classified documents came into his possession.
For Schiff, who is vying for a Senate seat to represent California and is set to compete against Republican Steve Garvey, the exchange with Hur was a high-stakes political showdown that could shape the narrative surrounding Biden’s handling of classified information.
As the political theater played out on Capitol Hill, it was clear that the clash between Schiff and Hur was far from over, with both sides digging in and asserting their positions in a fierce battle of political wills.
