Joe Biden Sues DOJ over Release of Interview Audio
Biden argues the 70 hours of recordings and transcripts are private and says the Justice Department reversed its disclosure stance without explanation.
- Former Democratic US president Joe Biden is suing the Department of Justice to bar the release of audio recordings and transcripts of private conversations with his biographer.
- Biden's lawsuit seeks to prevent the release of the materials to the US House Judiciary Committee and the conservative Heritage Foundation, which sought them after they were used in an investigation into Biden's handling of classified documents.
- The recordings were made at Biden's home in 2016 and 2017 as part of the writing process for his 2017 memoir, and a judge previously allowed Biden to join a case over their release but barred him from pursuing claims about the committee's request.
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Biden sues DOJ to stop release of audio, transcripts tied to special counsel probe
Joe Biden sued the Justice Department on Tuesday in an effort to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of the former president’s interview with a ghostwriter that were obtained by the special counsel who investigated his handling of classified documents.
Biden Sues to Block Audio Recording Release
Former President Joe Biden filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice to block it from releasing audio recordings of his conversations with a biographer. The lawsuit comes as the DOJ intended to release the materials to the House Judiciary Committee and conservative organization The Heritage Foundation in June. The audio recordings from 2016 and 2017 were assessed by former special counsel Robert Hur as part of his investigation into Bid…
Biden sues to stop Justice Department from releasing interview recordings
Former President Joe Biden is suing to block the House Judiciary Committee from obtaining, and potentially releasing, audio recordings and transcripts of conversations in 2016 and 2017 with the ghostwriter of his memoir.
Trump Blasts 'Crooked Politician' Biden for Filing Lawsuit to Block Release of Damaging Ghostwriter Audio Tapes
President Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden on Tuesday evening, calling him a “Crooked Politician!!!” after the former president filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump Justice Department in an attempt to permanently block the public release of audio recordings and transcripts from his private interviews with the ghostwriter who wrote his book. The recordings, made in 2016 and 2017 during work on Biden’s memoirs, were gathered as part of Special …
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