Republicans exploited the report’s claims. Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who is challenging former President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination, wrote on social media: “The White House is not a taxpayer-funded nursing home.”
Mr. Biden, who turned 81 in November, attacked Mr. Xu’s characterization in a hastily arranged press conference on Thursday night, claiming “my memory is fine” and that he doesn’t remember when his son died. He angrily rejected the claim. Mr. Biden also disputed the special counsel’s conclusion that Mr. Biden “intentionally retained” classified documents.
Sams disputed Biden’s claim of memory loss and said the report itself contradicted itself. Citing page 233, he said that if the case against Biden goes to trial, “we expect that the evidence of Mr. Biden’s mental state will be convincing; that is, Mr. “It’s clear and strong testimony that he actually believed it was allowed.” Having a notebook containing confidential documents.