Axios obtained the recordings of former President Biden's interviews with special counsel Robert Hur — held over two sessions on Oct. 8 and 9, 2023 — that Biden's White House had refused to release last year.
Why it matters: The audio from two hours-long sessions appear to validate Hur's assertion that jurors in a trial likely would have viewed Biden as "a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory."
Key moments from the interviews include moments when Biden:
Struggles to find the right words and dates when recounting the time of his son Beau's death
Acknowledges he might have wanted to keep classified document "just for posterity's sake"
Describes trip to Mongolia on tangent when asked about classified documents
Jokes "I'm a young man" at outset of the interviews
Gives inconsistent answer on whether he gave instructions on where to find classified documents in his home
