Robert Hur | |
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Special Counsel for the United States Department of Justice | |
In office January 12, 2023 – March 11, 2024 | |
Appointed by | Merrick Garland |
United States Attorney for the District of Maryland | |
In office April 9, 2018 – February 15, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Rod Rosenstein |
Succeeded by | Erek Barron |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Kyoung Hur 1973 (age 50–51) New York City, U.S. |
Political party | Republican[1] |
Education | Harvard University (BA) King's College, Cambridge (BA) Stanford University (JD) |
Robert Kyoung Hur (born 1973) is an American lawyer appointed by Donald Trump to serve as the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland from 2018 to 2021. He previously served as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General with the U.S. Department of Justice. Hur oversaw the 2023–2024 investigation into President Joe Biden's alleged mishandling of classified documents during Biden's time as vice president.
Hur is a registered Republican, according to Maryland voter records.