Newly released audio recordings of then-President Joe Biden’s 2023 interview with special counsel Robert Hur show Biden struggling to recount key events in his personal and political life, reigniting the debate about his cognitive capacity in the latter part of his presidency.

In a 2023 recording former President Joe Biden at times speaks haltingly, having what appears to be repeated memory lapses as he speaks about his handling of classified documents as vice president. The recording of Biden's five plus hours of interviews with special counsel Robert Hur held over two sessions were released by Axios on May 16.