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CNN 5 Things

6 AM ET: Biden hits back, Trump's good day, Putin's interview & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

President Joe Biden has come out swinging after a damning report on his handling of classified documents. That report added to what was a pretty good day for former President Donald Trump. US officials say they don't support Israel's planned offensive in Gaza. Tucker Carlson has released his interview with Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Plus, the Super Bowl hype isn't just about the game this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello from CNN I'm Joe Beck with the five things you need to know for Friday

0:06.5

February 9th. My memory is fine. President Joe Biden has come out swinging after a pretty damning report on his handling of classified documents.

0:16.0

Special Council Robert Herr found that Biden kept top secret files from his time as vice president

0:22.0

and shared classified information with a ghost writer,

0:25.2

but said Biden won't face charges because he wasn't willfully trying to break the law and

0:29.8

cooperated fully with the investigation.

0:32.4

But in a huge political blow,

0:34.3

Her also said he wasn't going to prosecute because a jury would see Biden as a quote

0:39.1

sympathetic well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory.

0:43.2

I'm a well-meaning and I'm an elderly man and I know what the hell I'm doing.

0:47.2

I've been president and I put this country back on its feet.

0:50.4

Some Republicans have already jumped on the report and it's likely to have a huge role in election campaigning that's already been targeting concerns about 81-year-old Biden's age.

1:00.0

The report also said that Biden struggled to recall the date that his son Bo died, which he fiercely rejected in his emotional response last night.

1:08.0

How the hell dare he raise that? I don't need anyone.

1:12.0

Which remind me when he passed away. But later in that same address he

1:16.4

misspoke and referred to the leader of Egypt as the president of Mexico. And while it

1:22.4

probably wasn't the best day for Biden, he was a pretty good one for former

1:26.1

President Donald Trump.

1:27.8

Not only is the report on Biden's handling of classified documents something of a political

1:32.0

gift for Trump, but he's also on a glide path to winning the Republican nomination, with CNN projecting he'll win the Nevada and Virgin Island Caucasus.

1:41.0

CNN's Elena Trine is following the Trump campaign in Las Vegas.

1:45.0

He was really the only player in Nevada and that's because

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