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(NewsNation) — The U.S. Navy confirmed a sailor unsuccessfully attempted to entree aesculapian records for President Joe Biden aggregate times successful February.
The inferior enlisted sailor was stationed astatine the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command astatine Fort Belvoir, serving successful the Navy Hospital Corps.
The sailor, who has not been named, searched for "Joseph Biden" successful Genesis Medical Health System, the military's aesculapian records database, 3 times but failed to propulsion up accusation connected the close Joe Biden.
A coworker reported the incident, which violates the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the Navy Criminal Investigative Service launched an investigation. The Defense Department besides informed the White House of the breach.
The sailor reportedly admitted to searching for the records due to the fact that they were curious.
The hunt occurred soon aft a report from special counsel Robert Hur described the president arsenic an aged antheral with a "poor memory." It besides occurred earlier Biden received his yearly physical.
The revelation comes arsenic concerns implicit Biden's fittingness for office person accrued pursuing the archetypal statesmanlike debate, wherever helium rambled and seemed confused astatine times. Several Democrats person called for Biden to measurement speech earlier the November election, fearing helium is not capable to beat erstwhile President Donald Trump.
The president has remained firm successful his determination to run, at 1 constituent declaring it would instrumentality the "Lord Almighty" to person him to retreat from the ticket. A number of apical Democrats person remained successful the president's camp, publically offering enactment for a 2nd Biden term.
The sailor who searched for the records was administratively punished. They proceed to service successful the U.S. Navy.
