'Beyond devastating': Democrats are panicking over the special counsel's report exposing Biden's cognitive decline

Democrats are panicking about the political fallout from special counsel Robert Hur's report detailing his investigation into Biden's classified documents scandal.

The report explains that Hur ultimately chose not to prosecute Biden — despite the technical elements of criminality being met — because he did not think prosecutors could win the case. The chief reason for his doubt, Hur explained, is because he believes that "Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory."

That line is proving to be devastating to an 81-year-old commander in chief whose No. 1 political liability is his age.

Behind closed doors, Democrats are not ignorant to the political ramifications of Hur's report and its shocking revelations about Biden's memory, especially in a week where Biden claimed multiple times that he spoke with dead world leaders.

"This is beyond devastating," one Democratic operative told NBC News.

"It confirms every doubt and concern that voters have. If the only reason they didn't charge him is because he’s too old to be charged, then how can he be president of the United States?" that strategist added.

Another Democratic strategist told NBC News that Thursday was "the worst day of his presidency."

A House Democrat, who spoke anonymously, told NBC that "it's a nightmare" because Hur's report "weakens President Biden electorally."

"For Democrats, we're in a grim situation," that House Democrat admitted.

Democratic strategist Paul Begala, meanwhile, said publicly what other Democrats are saying behind closed doors.

"Look, I'm a Biden supporter, and I slept like a baby last night: I woke up every two hours crying and wet the bed," Begala said on CNN. "This is terrible for Democrats, and anybody with a functioning brain knows that."

Finally, Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) rebuked Biden for how he conducted himself during Thursday's chaotic late-night press conference.

"I'm a senior Democratic politician. I've been doing this for a long time. That's not the way you want to do it. OK? I think we can all agree on that," Smith said. "He was angry. He was frustrated by what came out. There was not a prepared, clear agenda."

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