Biden challenger Phillips says special counsel report 'affirms' Biden 'cannot continue to serve': 'Sad day'

Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips reacted to the release of Special Counsel Robert Hur's report related to President Biden's handling of classified documents by saying that it "affirms" his belief that Biden is not fit to be president.

"It’s another sad day for America and particularly for President Biden and his family," Phillips told Fox News Digital. "While President Biden ‘willfully retained and disclosed classified materials,’ the Special Counsel elected not to prosecute him because a jury would likely not convict a ‘well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.'"

Phillips continued, "The Report simply affirms what most Americans already know, that the President cannot continue to serve as our Commander-in-Chief beyond his term ending January 20, 2025. Already facing the lowest approval numbers in modern history and losing in each of the key battleground states, this Report has all but handed the 2024 election to Donald Trump if Joe Biden is the Democratic nominee — and I invite fellow Democrats to face the truth."

Hur on Thursday announced he will not recommend criminal charges against President Biden for mishandling classified documents, according to his report, after a months-long investigation into the president's alleged improper retention of classified records.

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Although the report stated that the special counsel "uncovered evidence that President Biden willfully retained and disclosed classified materials after his vice presidency when he was a private citizen," the report said it would be "difficult" to secure a conviction based on Biden's mental state.

"We have also considered that, at trial, Mr.