{"id":2203519,"date":"2024-03-21T15:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T19:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/garland-says-censoring-hurs-biden-docs-report-would-have-been-absurd\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T15:35:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T19:35:36","slug":"garland-says-censoring-hurs-biden-docs-report-would-have-been-absurd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/garland-says-censoring-hurs-biden-docs-report-would-have-been-absurd\/","title":{"rendered":"Garland deems censoring Hur&#8217;s Biden documents report as &#8220;absurd"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgarland-says-censoring-hurs-biden-docs-report-would-have-been-absurd%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2203519&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Attorney General Merrick Garland Stands Firm Amid Criticism<\/h2>\n<p>Attorney \u200bGeneral Merrick Garland recently faced a storm of criticism for his handling of Robert Hur&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-counsel-report-states-biden-is-an-elderly-man-with-a-poor-memory-dealing-massive-blow-to-democrats-live-on-cnn\/\" title=\"Special Counsel Report: Biden's Memory Issues Deal Blow to Democrats on CNN\">special counsel \u200dreport<\/a> on President Joe Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dni-defends-herself-over-stonewalling-allegations-around-biden-classified-docs\/\" title=\"DNI Defends Herself Over Stonewalling Allegations Around Biden Classified Docs\">classified documents saga<\/a>. During a press briefing, Garland unequivocally\u2064 rejected the idea of altering Hur&#8217;s report \u200bto downplay Biden&#8217;s memory lapses. He emphasized\u200c that transparency and integrity were paramount\u200d in\u2062 such matters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>WATCH: AG Garland rejects criticism that he should have\u200c blocked\u2062 Hur\u2019s memory language. \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KenDilanianNBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KenDilanianNBC<\/a> has the latest: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TjHoL3zYso\">pic.twitter.com\/TjHoL3zYso<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MSNBC (@MSNBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSNBC\/status\/1770845812198678782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Insights from Hur&#8217;s Report<\/h3>\n<p>Hur&#8217;s report, which\u2064 scrutinized Biden&#8217;s handling of classified information,\u200b refrained\u200c from recommending charges but \u200cpainted Biden as a well-intentioned individual with memory issues that could cloud legal proceedings. Biden, in \u2062response to the\u2063 report, asserted his memory was sound, only\u200d to later\u2063 stumble in a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>The tensions\u2064 escalated further when information emerged that certain aspects of the report allegedly contravened Justice Department policies, as detailed in a letter \u200cpublished \u200cby POLITICO.<\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whats-next-great-awakening-or-great-reset\/\" title=\"What\u2019s Next? Great Awakening or Great Reset?\">recent congressional hearing<\/a>, Hur \u2064defended his report, \u2063stating that his assessment of the president&#8217;s memory was crucial, factual, and unbiased.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1711117030988000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1TK6y-udiFbXey2vkVM2ue\">Explore\u200d Exclusive DailyWire+ Content Here<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Garland&#8217;s Critical Decision<\/h3>\n<p>Despite\u200b facing allegations of bias, Hur underscored that the regulations mandated him to provide a confidential report to Garland elucidating his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/listen-elon-musk-presses-robinhood-ceo-about-gamestop-fiasco-restricted-trading\/\" title=\"LISTEN: Elon Musk Presses Robinhood CEO About GameStop Fiasco, Restricted Trading\">decision-making process<\/a>. Ultimately, the responsibility lay with Garland to determine the \u200creport&#8217;s public release, aligning with legal \u200dprerequisites and\u200d Department of \u200dJustice guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Garland entrusted \u200bHur, the former U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">attorney<\/a> in Maryland, to\u2062 spearhead the investigation, underlining\u2062 his commitment to transparency. Upon concluding the probe, Garland expressed his dedication to\u200c sharing\u2062 as\u200c much of the Special Counsel&#8217;s report as\u2062 permissible, adhering to legal \u2062mandates\u2062 and \u2064departmental policies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attorney General Merrick Garland dismissed critics&#8217; suggestions to alter Robert Hur&#8217;s report on President Joe Biden&#8217;s handling of classified documents. Garland stated that masking Hur&#8217;s description of Biden&#8217;s memory lapse and not pursuing charges would be inappropriate. Speaking to reporters, Garland emphasized the importance of transparency and integrity in handling such matters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2203520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-2102052980-scaled-e1711042186845.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2203519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-2102052980-scaled-e1711042186845.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2203519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2203520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2203519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2203519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2203519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}