Marc Krickbaum, who served as U.S. deputy special counsel under Robert Hur in his investigation into Democratic President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents, has rejoined U.S. law firm Winston & Strawn, the firm said Monday.
Krickbaum, a former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Iowa appointed by former Republican President Donald Trump, will be a partner again in Winston's hometown Chicago office, the firm said. Krickbaum first joined the firm in 2021 after 13 years in government.
"It was always my plan to come back," he said.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland tapped Hur in January 2023 to investigate whether Biden had improperly handled sensitive government documents, after classified papers from his time as vice president were found in Biden's Delaware home and a Washington think tank.
Hur recruited Krickbaum to join the special counsel's office soon afterward. Krickbaum said he knew and trusted Hur, a former U.S. attorney in Maryland, which was a "big factor" in his decision to re-join the government less than two years after going into private practice.
The report drew strong criticism from the White House and some congressional Democrats who argued that Hur's discussion of Biden's memory was unnecessary and inappropriate.
Krickbaum said he was proud of his work in the special counsel's office and declined to comment on the criticism the report received.
"The work really speaks for itself," Krickbaum said.
