Statement of Special Counsel Robert K. Hur

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on Jan. 12. It is reproduced in full below.

Following his appointment by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today, Special Counsel Robert K. Hur made the following statement:

“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."

Source: US Department of Justice