A newly released transcript sheds fresh light on President Joe Biden's memories about his son's death during an interview with prosecutors investigating his handling of classified documents. Special counsel Robert Hur wrote in a report released last month that Biden couldn't recall when Beau, his eldest son, had died from cancer.
FILE - Then-Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., left, embraces his son Beau Biden on stage at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Aug. 27, 2008. Special Counsel Robert Hur arrives ahead of a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2024.
Biden aides defended the president’s inaccurate characterization of the interview during his press conference last month, describing his response as visceral and emotional. And they said his exchange with Hur showed how Biden believed it was important to reflect on how his son’s death had affected his decision making over subsequent years.
Beau died while Biden was serving as vice president, and his deep sorrow helped deter him from running for president in 2016, when Trump ultimately defeated Hillary Clinton. After the brief exchange about the specific date, Biden began to talk about writing his book, “Promise Me, Dad,” which was released in 2017.
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