Special counsel Robert Hur has reportedly completed his investigation into President Joe Biden’s alleged mishandling of classified documents and will likely release his final report in the coming days.
No specific dates for the report or details on the investigation have been released so far, but Biden’s aides do not expect any criminal charges to come out of the report. However, officials do expect the report to be critical of the president, according to the Washington Post.
The investigation focused on the mishandling of approximately 25 classified documents found at Biden’s former office and his home in Wilmington, Delaware. The documents stem from his days as then-President Barack Obama’s vice president.
Although the report is not expected to be criminally damaging, the president’s allies are preparing for it to hinder his reelection chances and embarrass Biden. The report is required to go to Congress, half of which is run by Republicans intent on highlighting the president’s shortcomings, especially ones he has criticized former President Donald Trump for having.
The discovery of classified documents from Biden occurred a few months after Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida, was searched by the FBI in August 2022. Trump is facing felony charges related to his handling of the classified documents.
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Hur was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Biden in January 2023 because Trump and Biden were both expected to run for president in 2024. A separate special counsel is responsible for handling Trump’s classified documents case.
Biden was interviewed by Hur for two days at the White House in October, and dozens of Biden’s current and former staffers were also interviewed in the investigation, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former White House chief of staff Ron Klain.
