Judge denies Biden's bid to block release of transcripts linked to special counsel inquiry
The ruling clears the way for redacted audio and transcripts to be released after the judge found public interest outweighs Biden’s privacy claims.
- On Friday, District Judge Dabney Friedrich denied President Joe Biden's bid to block The Justice Department from releasing 70 hours of audio recordings related to his classified documents investigation.
- The Heritage Foundation requested the 70 hours of audio, captured during interviews with ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer for Biden's 2017 memoir, as part of special counsel Robert Hur's investigation into classified documents handling.
- Biden's legal team argued releasing the tapes constitutes an "unwarranted invasion of privacy," but Friedrich wrote the edited materials "contain no mention of highly sensitive topics like illness or death," ruling public interest outweighs privacy claims.
- Seeking to delay the release, Biden's attorneys asked Friedrich to stay her order while they file an expedited appeal with the Circuit Court of Appeals as The DOJ has not provided a transmission timeline.
- These recordings became significant after Hur's 2024 report characterized Biden as a "sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory," prompting Republicans to demand the audio to evaluate his cognitive state and recollection of events.
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Judge blocks DOJ from releasing Biden's conversations with biographer for 3 weeks
A judge on Friday cleared the way for the DOJ to disclose former President Joe Biden's conversations with his biographer to the Heritage Foundation. Later in the day, she blocked the release for three weeks.
Trump Judge Rules Hate Group Can Have Biden Audio Files From Memoir About The 2015 Death Of His Son
Politico reports: A federal judge on Friday rejected an effort by former President Joe Biden to block the Justice Department from turning over hours of nearly decade-old audio conversations to the Heritage Foundation. Biden’s lawyers immediately launched an injunction pending appeal. Heritage contends the audio files contain proof that the former president mishandled classified information, which Biden has emphatically denied. Judge Dabney Fried…
Court Denies Biden’s Attempt to Seal Ghostwriter Recordings.
A federal judge ruled against Joe Biden’s attempt to prevent the release of recordings obtained during a classified documents investigation, citing public interest over privacy concerns.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich rejected former President Joe Biden’s effort to block the release of recordings to a conservative group. The recordings, obtained during Special Counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into Biden’s misha…
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