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    Interview transcript shows more nuance on Biden's memory than special counsel report

    The 258-page transcript paints a more nuanced portrait of the president than was described in Robert Hur's report. The most confusing part concerned the timeline surrounding the death of his son Beau.
    by Tamara Keith Mar 12, 2024 5 minutes

    During more than five hours of interviews over two days last October, President Biden cracked jokes, went into great detail about the design of his Wilmington home and spoke with confidence about world events from more than a decade ago. At times, he was defiant.

    He also said some combination of "I don't know," "I don't recall," "I don't specifically remember," "I have no goddamn idea" and similar phrases more than 100 times during the deposition for a special counsel review of his handling of classified documents after he left office in 2017, according to an NPR review of the transcript.

    The 258-page transcript of the interviews conducted by special counsel Robert Hur on Oct. 8 and 9 paints a more nuanced portrait of the president than was described in Hur's report last month. Hur is set to testify before Congress on Tuesday about that investigation.

    The transcript shows moments where Biden felt around

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