- “I will conduct the assigned investigation with fair, impartial, and dispassionate judgment. I intend to follow the facts swiftly and thoroughly, without fear or favor, and will honor the trust placed in me to perform this service,” Hur said in a statement Thursday.
- Garland tapped Hur on the recommendation of John Lausch, the U.S. attorney for Chicago.
- Lausch began a preliminary inquiry into the handling of the documents, reportedly from Biden’s time as vice president, after Garland tapped him on November 14, 12 days after 10 classified documents were found in Biden’s D.C. office on November 2.
