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Special prosecutor defends comments on Biden’s memory in classified documents probe
The special prosecutor who investigated Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents during his time as vice president of the United States, Robert Hur, justified the decision to include comments on the memory of the current US president in his report.
Hur pointed out in the statement he will read this Tuesday before a committee of the House of Representatives of Congress, and which was obtained by US media, that it was necessary not only to reach a conclusion about the president’s actions but also to explain the reason for his decision.
In his February 8 report, Hur exempted Biden, 81, for the retention of classified documents but added that the politician proved to have “a significantly limited memory,” a comment criticized by the president of the United States.
“I knew that for my decision to be credible, I could not simply announce that I recommended that no charges be filed and leave it at that. I needed to explain why,” says Hur in his statement delivered before this morning’s hearing in the Judicial Committee of Congress.
The special prosecutor added that both “the evidence and the president himself put his memory at the center” of the investigation and that his assessment in the report on the relevance of the president’s memory “was necessary, accurate and fair.”
“And what is more important, what I wrote is what I think the evidence shows, and what I hope the jury would perceive and believe. I didn’t dilute my explanation. And I didn’t unfairly disqualify the president either. I explained to the Attorney General my decision and the reasons,” he explained.
The Department of Justice began investigating Biden since at the end of 2022 they were found at his home in Delaware, and in a private office, about twenty classified documents from the time when he was Barack Obama’s vice president (2009-2017).
The result of that investigation is a 400-page report, which was written by Hur, who was appointed special prosecutor of the case by the Attorney General of the United States, Merrick Garland.
The report points out that Biden demonstrated “a significantly limited memory” in the interrogations and that his condition in 2023 had worsened compared to the recordings of 2017 since, for example, he did not remember the dates on which he served as vice president.
“He didn’t even remember when his son Beau,” who died of cancer in 2015, explained the prosecutor.
In response to Hur’s report, Biden stated that his memory is fine.
“I have good intentions, and I am an older man, and I know what the hell I am doing,” Biden said on February 8 when he was asked about his reaction to Hur’s conclusions.
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Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer amid coup conviction
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been diagnosed with skin cancer while serving a historic sentence for attempting a coup d’état. His medical team confirmed that the lesions have been removed and that, for now, he does not require further procedures, though he will need regular monitoring.
On Wednesday, September 17, Bolsonaro’s doctors confirmed the diagnosis. The announcement comes shortly after the former leader was convicted of orchestrating an attempted coup.
According to his physician, Claudio Birolini, Bolsonaro has “squamous cell carcinoma, which is neither the most benign nor the most aggressive form — it is intermediate.” Birolini warned, however, that this type of skin cancer “can carry more serious consequences.”
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Milei praises Paraguay’s growth, calls Argentina’s last 20 years a ‘decline’
Argentine President Javier Milei praised Paraguay’s economic growth over the past two decades during a speech before the Paraguayan Congress on Wednesday (Sept. 17, 2025), crediting it to incentives that favored capitalism. At the same time, he contrasted that progress with what he described as Argentina’s deepening “decline” during the same period.
“If we compare the last 20 years of Paraguay with those of the Argentine Republic, we will find almost diametrically opposite results,” Milei told lawmakers during a special session of Parliament on the second and final day of his official visit to Asunción.
“While you have not stopped growing, we have deepened our decline. If we understand incentives as the engine of capitalism, Paraguay focused on preserving and strengthening them, while Argentina dedicated itself to chaining, directing, and suffocating them,” the right-wing leader stated.
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Trump administration launches large-scale immigration operation in Chicago
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump intensified a large-scale immigration operation in the Chicago area with the arrival of additional Border Patrol agents on Tuesday and the presence of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem during a raid.
Noem posted a video on her X account showing the immigration operation, in which DHS reportedly removed “violent criminals” from the streets. The footage shows Noem observing the arrest of a man taken into custody at his home early Tuesday morning at an undisclosed location.
“I was in Chicago today to make it clear that we will not back down,” the secretary wrote. “Our work is just beginning,” she added.
The warning from Noem was echoed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Chief Gregory Bovino, who posted a video on X Tuesday showing multiple Border Patrol vehicles arriving in the city with the caption: “Chicago, we are here!”
Bovino, who led the immigration crackdown in Los Angeles implemented since last June, said the team will remain in Chicago to continue the mission they started in California.
Operation “Midway Blitz” is currently focused on the Chicago metropolitan area and its suburbs. Activists and residents have reported sightings of masked agents and unmarked vehicles in predominantly Latino neighborhoods.
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