White House allegedly blames Garland for damning Special Counsel claims about Biden: Report

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The White House is reportedly frustrated with Attorney General Merrick Garland, with sources telling Politico that Biden believes the official should’ve reined in Special Counsel Robert Hur before his report came out torching Biden’s mental acuity.

Politico reporters Jonathan Lemire and Sam Stein published a report Friday, which stated, "Joe Biden has told aides and outside advisers that Attorney General Merrick Garland did not do enough to rein in a special counsel report stating that the president had diminished mental faculties, according to two people close to the president."

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The two reporters offered a candid snapshot of Biden’s displeasure with the report that – although it did clear him of wrongdoing in his own classified documents case – included a description of his "poor memory" that has his administration, Democratic Party figures, and pro-Biden voices in the media doing damage control.

"Biden and his closest advisers believe Hur went well beyond his purview and was gratuitous and misleading in his descriptions, according to those two people, who were granted anonymity to speak freely," the reporters stated, adding that the administration is putting "part of the blame" on Garland.

The DOJ secretary appointed Hur as the special counsel to