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U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that some assertions by the special counsel about his memory are wrong, and denied that he willfully retained any classified documents.
Biden defended his mental acuity, declaring, "my memory is fine," at an unscheduled press conference in the White House after a Justice Department special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents completed inquiry.
Biden will not face charges for knowingly taking classified documents when he left the vice presidency in 2017, according to the report released by the special counsel.
Special Counsel Robert Hur said he opted against bringing criminal charges following a 15-month investigation because Biden cooperated and would be difficult to convict, describing him as a "well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory."
Biden also launched an emotional response to the special counsel report questioning his memory, asking how the prosecutor dared say he could not recall the date of his son's death.
"There's even reference that I don't remember when my son died. How in the hell dare he raise that?" Biden told reporters in the White House.
(With input from agencies)
(Cover: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2024. /Reuters)