BREAKING NEWS: President Biden Comments On The Special Counsel's Classified Documents Report And Lack Of Charges

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At an event on Thursday, President Biden spoke about the special counsel investigation into him.

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00:00 First, the special counsel released their findings today

00:04 about their look into my handling of classified documents.

00:07 I was pleased to see they reached the conclusion

00:11 I believed and knew all along they would --

00:13 that there are no charges should be brought in this case.

00:16 (Applause.)

00:19 As many of you know, this was an exhaustive investigation,

00:23 going back literally more than 40 years --

00:27 40 years -- when I became a United States senator

00:30 as a kid.

00:31 (Laughter.)

00:32 I was a kid -- 29 years old.

00:34 Special counsel acknowledged I cooperated completely.

00:38 I did not throw up any roadblocks.

00:40 I sought no delays.

00:42 In fact, I was so determined to give special counsel

00:44 what they needed,

00:45 I went forward with a five-hour in-person interview

00:48 over the two days of October the 9th --

00:51 8th and 9th last year,

00:52 even though Israel had just been attacked by Hamas on the 7th.

00:56 I was in the middle of handling an international crisis,

00:59 but I was especially pleased to see the special counsel

01:02 make clear the stark differences

01:03 between this case and Donald Trump.

01:06 As the special counsel wrote, and I quote,

01:09 "Several material distinctions between Mr. Trump's case

01:13 and Mr. Biden's are clear" --

01:15 and, by the way, this is a Republican counsel --

01:17 "most notably, after given multiple chances" --

01:21 this is a continuation of the quote --

01:23 "he returned classified documents and avoided --

01:26 to avoid -- and avoided prosecution.

01:28 Mr. Trump allegedly did the opposite."

01:30 This is the continuing quote. "According to the indictment,

01:33 he has not only refused to return documents

01:36 for many months, he also obstructed justice

01:39 by enlisting others to destroy evidence

01:41 and then lie about it.

01:43 In contrast, Mr. Biden turned in classified documents

01:47 to the National Archives, the Department of Justice,

01:49 consented to a search of multiple locations,

01:51 including his homes, and sat for a voluntary interview."

01:55 And, in other ways, cooperated with the investigation.

01:58 That's the distinction, among others.

02:02 (Applause.)

02:05 Bottom line is, the special counsel in my case

02:08 decided against moving forward with any charges,

02:11 and this matter is now closed.

02:14 (Applause.)

02:18 I'll continue to do what I've always done --

02:20 stay focused on my job, like you do --

02:22 my job of being President.

02:25 That means going to work with all of you every single day.

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