Biden Sues DOJ to Stop Release of Audio, Transcripts From Special Counsel Probe
Biden argues the recordings contain private family matters and says the Justice Department reversed course after previously withholding most of the material.
- On Tuesday, former President Joe Biden sued the Justice Department to block the release of private audio recordings and transcripts from 2016 and 2017 created with ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer.
- Special Counsel Robert Hur obtained these recordings during his 2023 investigation into Biden's handling of classified documents, questioning the then-81-year-old's mental competence before recommending no criminal charges.
- Biden's attorneys argue the release violates his privacy, citing sensitive personal topics including his late son Beau's battle with brain cancer, and contend the disclosure constitutes a "politically motivated act."
- Absent a court ruling, the Justice Department plans to release materials to the House Judiciary Committee and the Heritage Foundation on June 15, 2026, after reversing its previous decision to withhold the files.
- Trump expressed anger with the lawsuit on Tuesday, while spokesperson TJ Ducklo stated the legal challenge addresses "political pressure" rather than transparency, leaving the recordings under judicial review.
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Biden Sues Trump DOJ
Source: NurPhoto / Getty Biden Sues Trump DOJ In a bizarre move, former President Joe Biden has filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department, seeking to block the release of files related to interviews he conducted with a biographer that later became a central part of a Special Counsel investigation into his handling of classified documents. The interviews, which took place in 2016 and 2017, were used for his memoir “Promised Land,” but the au…
Biden sues DOJ to block release of embarrassing audio tapes, citing privacy rights in classified documents case
Former President Joe Biden filed a federal lawsuit to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts from an investigation into his handling of classified documents. The recordings were made during interviews at Biden's home with his ghostwriter and later seized as evidence in Special Counsel Robert Hur's inquiry. Republicans are pressuring the DOJ to release the audio of Biden's interview with Hur, but the department has only provided …
Biden sues Justice Department to block release of audio files from...
Former President Joe Biden has filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department seeking to block the release of files related to interviews he conducted with a biographer that later became a central part of a special counsel investigation into his handling of classified documents. Biden's lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeks to block the Justice Department from releasing about 70 hours of audio files and …
Biden Sues Trump DOJ Over Audio Recording Release
The saga surrounding Joe Biden’s audio recordings continues, as lawyers for the former president on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in federal court to block the release of conversations that were part of an investigation into classified documents. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeks to block the Department...
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