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Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed Wednesday that President Biden has "no impairment" aft being pressed by a Republican lawmaker astir nan findings of special counsel Robert Hur’s report on Biden’s improper handling of classified documents.
Garland, speaking to Rep. Ben Cline of Virginia during a House Appropriations Committee proceeding connected nan Justice Department’s Fiscal Year 2025 fund request, said "I person seen nan president efficaciously guideline nan members of nan Department of his Cabinet and his military."
Garland declined to remark erstwhile asked by Cline if he agreed pinch Hur’s characterization that Biden is simply a "sympathetic, well-meaning, aged man pinch a mediocre memory," saying "I've said before, and I'll opportunity again pinch respect to nan study that it's improper for nan lawyer wide to editorialize."
"The president has nary impairment. I don't cognize really galore ways I tin opportunity this. I person complete assurance successful nan president and I cull your characterization," Garland besides said.
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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks astatine a House Appropriations Committee proceeding connected Capitol Hill connected April 16 successful Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Hur said successful his study that he would bring nary criminal charges against nan president aft a monthslong investigation into his improper retention of classified documents related to nationalist security.
During different portion of his testimony, Garland said "I americium gladsome to beryllium capable to study that past twelvemonth we saw a important alteration successful wide violent crime crossed nan state compared to nan erstwhile year, including an complete 13% diminution successful homicides.
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Special counsel Robert Hur's study calling retired President Biden's "poor memory" sparked wide sum of nan leader's intelligence capacity successful office. (Reuters / Getty)
"That is nan largest one-year diminution successful homicides successful complete 30 years," he continued. "And information indicates that this diminution is continuing."
Garland said nan Justice Department is "seeking a full of $21 cardinal to support nan efforts of nan FBI, ATF, DEA, nan U.S. Marshals Service and U.S. Attorney's offices, arsenic good arsenic nan criminal Division and nan National Security Division."
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland says homicides person fallen successful nan U.S. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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He said nan backing would beryllium utilized to conflict weapon unit and "strengthen our activity to antagonistic some overseas and home terrorism."
Fox News’ Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is simply a newsman astatine Fox News Digital.
