Takeaways from special counsel’s report into Biden’s handling of classified documents [Video]

Special counsel Robert Hur’s report released Thursday did not charge President Joe Biden with a crime, but it painted a picture of a forgetful commander-in-chief who failed to properly protect highly sensitive classified information — a depiction that could hurt Biden politically.The special counsel report found that Biden willfully retained classified information, including top secret documents, knew about it as far back as 2017, and shared some of that information with the ghostwriter of his 2017 memoir.Perhaps worse politically, Hur wrote that one reason Biden wasn’t going to be prosecuted was because he would present to a jury as an elderly man “with a poor memory.” Biden’s lawyers objected to the description — calling it “investigative excess” and accusing Hur of flouting Justice Department rules and norms.The report is sure to become an issue in the 2024 campaign — where Biden’s likely opponent, Donald Trump, is facing criminal charges for …