Audio from former Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview with Joe Biden has now been released, revealing just how severely the president struggled to recall basic facts during the classified documents investigation.
The recordings, obtained by Axios, cover two three-hour interview sessions conducted on October 8 and 9, 2023. Throughout the audio, Biden repeatedly fumbles over details, pauses for extended periods, and appears confused when answering questions—reinforcing concerns raised in Hur’s final report about Biden’s mental acuity.
In one striking moment, Biden fails to recall the year his son Beau passed away. Although he remembers the month and day—May 30—he cannot remember the year without help from the special counsel’s team. Beau Biden died in 2015 after a battle with brain cancer.
In another exchange, Biden incorrectly states the year Donald Trump was elected president. He confuses Trump’s 2016 election with 2017, the year Trump took office and Biden left the vice presidency. Investigators had to prompt Biden repeatedly to clarify the timeline.
As the clip continues, Biden backtracks, repeats himself, and even misstates Beau’s death year again—despite already being told the correct date. At times, he struggles to string more than a few words together before falling silent. In several instances, he trails off mid-sentence with a faint “anyway,” seemingly lost in thought.
The entire scene is made more unsettling by the audible ticking of a grandfather clock in the background—its slow, rhythmic sound filling long pauses as Biden halts and stumbles over his answers.
Hur’s report cited Biden’s age and memory issues as reasons for not pursuing criminal charges, stating that Biden would likely come across to a jury as a “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.” The report also noted that Biden’s memory was “significantly limited” not only in the 2023 interview but also in prior recorded conversations from 2017.
In a second audio clip, Biden admits to keeping classified material intentionally. Referring to a sensitive document about Afghanistan, he tells investigators, “I don’t know if it was going to be the subject of reporting, but I wanted to hang onto it, I guess I wanted to hang onto it just for posterity’s sake… I mean, this was my position on Afghanistan.”
The release of the audio has reignited debate about Biden’s fitness for office, raising questions not just about judgment—but basic awareness. As the nation listens in, the evidence speaks for itself.
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