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What you need to know about the Biden classified documents report and the fallout

President Biden speaks at the White House on Thursday, as he sought to emphasize his cooperation with the investigation and defended his fitness for office. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

A year-long investigation into President Biden's handling of classified material will not result in any charges. Special counsel Robert Hur concluded in his report that the evidence investigators uncovered falls short of "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" that Biden willfully retained and disclosed classified materials.

Despite the legal win for the president, the report was politically damaging for Biden. It details shoddy handling of classified documents and specifically points out gaps in Biden's memory when discussing the information during his interview with the special counsel — fueling an existing political concern about his age and mental acuity.

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