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Say that it was obvious that he suffered some sort of decline in his acuity.

Say that it was obvious that he suffered some sort of decline in his acuity.

We've seen Ro Khanna, who was an ambitious Biden surrogate who would go anywhere in like four or five days before Biden dropped out, vouch for him.

We've seen Ro Khanna, who was an ambitious Biden surrogate who would go anywhere in like four or five days before Biden dropped out, vouch for him.

Saying that people like him who campaigned for Biden were wrong to do so,

Saying that people like him who campaigned for Biden were wrong to do so,

I think it also comes at this larger reckoning with transparency and health around elected officials. Many of the most senior elected officials in our country are quite old.

I think it also comes at this larger reckoning with transparency and health around elected officials. Many of the most senior elected officials in our country are quite old.

And so I think as the public reckons with what that means for the country's leadership, and especially as Democrats are without a clear leader, we're entering into this period where Democrats are going to start jockeying to run for president. It's already sort of spilled out into the open.

And so I think as the public reckons with what that means for the country's leadership, and especially as Democrats are without a clear leader, we're entering into this period where Democrats are going to start jockeying to run for president. It's already sort of spilled out into the open.

And I think they feel that there is a certain reckoning that needs to happen over the public statements, as Reid and Lisa just outlined, that they made over the last several years about what they thought about Joe Biden's ability to lead the country and what they have since learned about it.

And I think they feel that there is a certain reckoning that needs to happen over the public statements, as Reid and Lisa just outlined, that they made over the last several years about what they thought about Joe Biden's ability to lead the country and what they have since learned about it.

Yeah, so the interview occurred in 2023. And after that, in 2024, the special counsel released his report. And we got a full transcript of Biden's interview with the special counsel. And it spanned more than five hours. But the Biden administration fought Republican efforts to release the audio.

Yeah, so the interview occurred in 2023. And after that, in 2024, the special counsel released his report. And we got a full transcript of Biden's interview with the special counsel. And it spanned more than five hours. But the Biden administration fought Republican efforts to release the audio.

And so when Donald Trump was elected president, it was not a stretch to believe that the Trump administration would be willing to release the entire audio.

And so when Donald Trump was elected president, it was not a stretch to believe that the Trump administration would be willing to release the entire audio.

It's a great question. It's not a stretch to believe that in this current moment, when there's a lot of conversation about Joe Biden's mental acuity, that the Trump administration would capitalize on that.

It's a great question. It's not a stretch to believe that in this current moment, when there's a lot of conversation about Joe Biden's mental acuity, that the Trump administration would capitalize on that.

And I think one of the most remarkable things is what you hear when you talk to Biden's closest aides about that interview. I've done a lot of reporting about the Her investigation and that interview specifically. And in the aftermath, when I talked to some of Biden's closest aides who were either in the room or briefed on the conversation, they said the interview went fine.

And I think one of the most remarkable things is what you hear when you talk to Biden's closest aides about that interview. I've done a lot of reporting about the Her investigation and that interview specifically. And in the aftermath, when I talked to some of Biden's closest aides who were either in the room or briefed on the conversation, they said the interview went fine.