Posted 2/14/2024, 3:00:00 AM
White House Pushes Back on Media's Coverage of Classified Docs Probe
- White House frustrated with media coverage of Special Counsel Robert Hur's report on Biden's handling of classified documents, sent letter to press corps skewering inaccuracies
- Letter argues coverage often misrepresents Hur's conclusions about whether Biden "willfully" mishandled documents
- Hur stated evidence doesn't establish Biden's guilt beyond reasonable doubt, but many outlets downplayed this broader conclusion
- White House cites examples of headlines and reporting that could have been more comprehensive about Hur's findings
- Hopes letter will urge caution and more nuanced coverage of the issue moving forward, though unlikely to get organizations to walk back previous reporting