When Robert Hur testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, he will reportedly be testifying as a private citizen rather than special counsel.
Hur spearheaded the investigation into President Joe Biden‘s alleged mishandling of classified documents and declined to prosecute the president in a report issued last month. A report from the New York Times on Tuesday says that Hur will not be testifying as an employee of the Justice Department.
The report claims he had resigned from the DOJ as of Monday and would be represented by a private lawyer.
Hur was appointed as special counsel in January 2023, after practicing private law since his departure from the DOJ in 2021. He had previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the district of Maryland from 2007 to 2014. In 2018, Hur was appointed by then-President Donald Trump to serve as the U.S. attorney for the district of Maryland, which he did until 2021.
The report from Hur issued in February did not recommend prosecuting Biden, noting the president’s “significantly limited” memory and concerns over his mental acuity as part of the reason for not recommending charges.
Biden has pushed back on the claims in Hur’s report, insisting that his memory is fine.
Trump was also investigated by a special counsel, Jack Smith, on claims he allegedly mishandled classified documents. Smith opted to prosecute Trump in federal court in Florida, with a trial in the case expected to start later this year. Smith has also prosecuted Trump over alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
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Hur is scheduled to testify before the House Judiciary Committee at 10 a.m. EDT on Capitol Hill.
The Washington Examiner reached out to the Department of Justice for comment.
