US Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a meeting with US Attorney Damian Williams, not pictured, as well as federal, state, and local law enforcement leaders, in New York City on November 27, 2023. Garland is visiting US Attorney's Offices across the country to discuss the issues in their communities. (EDUARDO MUNOZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that "the attorney general made it clear that law enforcement files like these need to be protected."
"And so the president made his determination at the request of the attorney general," she said. "So just want to make that second point that I made really clear."
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee leaves the Republican caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Those records included classified documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan and other countries, among other records related to national security and foreign policy, which Hur said implicated "sensitive intelligence sources and methods."
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Hur, in his report, described Biden as a "sympathetic, well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory" — a description that has raised significant concerns for Biden's 2024 re-election campaign.
Brooke Singman is a political correspondent and reporter for Fox News Digital, Fox News Channel and FOX Business.
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