NY Times crushes Biden with avalanche of criticism following Hur report: 'A dark moment' for his presidency

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The New York Times ratcheted up its scrutiny of President Biden following last week's release of Special Counsel Robert Hur's stunning report on the president's handling of classified information.

Hur did not bring charges against Biden, in part because he thought a jury would find him to be a "sympathetic, well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory," despite acknowledging that the documents were "willfully" obtained by Biden both as vice president and as a senator.

On Thursday, Times correspondent Michael Shear called Hur's findings and Biden's contentious press conference in response a "political disaster" for Biden.

"The president’s remarkable appearance before reporters underscored the political damage that Mr. Hur’s report could do despite the lack of criminal charges," Shear reported. "The report’s discussion of the president’s memory and age was repeated throughout the 345-page document, and was quickly seized on by Republicans, including Mr. Biden’s likely opponent in the 2024 election, former President Donald J. Trump."

The next day, the Times editorial board penned a scathing piece titled "The Challenges of an Aging President" which pointed out how Biden would finish a second term at 86 years old compared to Ronald Reagan, who was 77 at the end of his presidency, and noted that a fall poll from the paper showed more than 70% of