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Meet the Press NOW — March 12

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🗓️ 12 March 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Former special counsel Robert Hur testifies on Capitol Hill about his report on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Pa.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss that testimony. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) defends his legislation that would force Chinese company ByteDance to divest from TikTok or face a ban. Mychael Schnell, Maria Teresa Kumar and Stephen Hayes join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable.

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0:00.0

If it's Tuesday, former Special Counsel Robert Herr is grilled on the hill.

0:07.0

Democrats accuse him of playing politics because he commented on the president's

0:10.1

memory and Republicans accuse him of playing politics for not bringing charges.

0:15.0

Plus, House lawmakers get a closed door, briefing from the nation's top intelligence officials

0:20.6

as Congress weighs a nationwide crackdown and potential ban on

0:24.0

Tik-top. Key vote is set for tomorrow. And voters are voting in what's expected to

0:29.8

be the last primary election day before President Biden and former President Trump have enough delegates

0:35.2

to officially become their party's nominees, setting the stage for a long bitter road to November. November. Welcome to meet the press now.

0:44.0

I'm yamee Shal

0:55.0

Sender on a fiery day here in Washington today. Now former special

0:59.1

council Robert Herd defended his recommend charges against the president. He also defended his report's assessment

1:13.8

of President Biden's memory.

1:16.3

The evidence and the president himself

1:18.5

put his memory squarely at issue.

1:21.3

We interviewed the president and asked him about his recorded statement, quote,

1:25.3

I just found all the classified stuff downstairs, end quote. He told us that he didn't remember

1:31.2

saying that to his ghostwriter. He also said he didn't remember saying that to his ghostwriter. He also said he didn't remember

1:35.4

finding enemy classified material in his home after his vice presidency.

1:39.2

My assessment in the report about the relevance of the president's memory was necessary and accurate and fair.

1:47.0

Most importantly, what I wrote is what I believe the evidence shows and what I expect jurors

1:51.6

would perceive and believe.

1:53.2

I explained to the attorney general my decision and the reasons for it.

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