A Warning for Democrats on the Hur Report

Believe it or not, Robert Hur was not always a political pariah among Democrats in Washington.

As recently as six weeks ago, he was just a Republican lawyer and former federal prosecutor handling one of the Justice Department’s least enviable assignments as the special counsel appointed to oversee the investigation into Joe Biden’s possession of classified documents.

Then came his findings last month. The 345-page report concluded there was insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges against Biden, but of more import to the political class were the several references to Biden’s poor memory. Coming at a time when the president faced concerns about his age and tepid polling in his reelection bid, the report — followed by the president’s verbal slip-up at a press conference designed to rebut Hur — was explosive.