Liberal commentators complained about Hur questioning president about Beau Biden's death

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Multiple liberal commentators took aim at Special Counsel Robert Hur for including a reference to Beau Biden, in his report and accused him of asking the president about his death, before reports emerged this week that Hur didn't bring him up in their interview.

Jennifer Palmieri, an MSNBC political analyst, accused Hur on Sunday of bringing up Beau Biden, who died in 2015, to rattle the president during the investigation into his handling of classified material.

"Why was the special counsel asking him about Beau’s death, right? There is no legitimate answer for why he would do that, and in an interview that happened in October, months and months and months after the special counsel began their work. Unless they were trying to trip him up, rattle him, gain oppo, right? I mean, I think it is just that, the fundamental question of, why would you ask him about Beau’s death, raises the question about the legitimacy of the entire line of questioning," Palmieri said.

In a press conference after Hur's report was released that included shots at Biden's memory, the president attacked Hur for bringing up his son's death, but it was the president who first brought up the death of Beau in his special counsel interview last year, Fox News confirmed.

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