"My task was to determine whether the president retained or disclosed national defense information willfully," Hur told the House Judiciary Committee in testimony about his probe of Biden.
"I could not make that determination without assessing the president's state of mind," Hur testified.
The special counsel in his final report on the probe concluded that Biden "willfully retained and disclosed classified materials" which the special counsel wrote presented "serious risks to national security."
Nor did I disparage the president unfairly," Hur told lawmakers Tuesday.
"Because the evidence fell short of that standard, I declined to recommend criminal charges against Mr. Biden," Hur said.
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