Judge Denies Biden Bid to Block Release of Recordings Tied to Classified Documents Probe
The judge said redactions protect privacy enough to allow disclosure, giving the Heritage Foundation a legal win in its FOIA fight.
- U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich ruled Saturday that the Justice Department can release redacted interview records between President Joe Biden and ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer to the Heritage Foundation following its Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.
- Biden gave these interviews during 2016 and 2017 for his memoir, Promise Me, Dad; federal investigators later obtained the materials during Special Counsel Robert Hur's probe into classified documents after Biden left office as vice president.
- Friedrich concluded the "significant public interest" in understanding Hur's investigation outweighs Biden's privacy concerns, even as the court acknowledged potential "irreparable harm" if redactions prove insufficient.
- A temporary three-week stay allows Biden's legal team to seek relief from the Columbia Circuit before disclosure occurs, giving appellate judges time to consider whether to grant an injunction.
- Biden's separate lawsuit over audio recordings and transcripts from the same investigation remains unresolved, meaning whether materials are ultimately released depends on potential appeals in the coming weeks.
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Judge denies Biden bid to block release of recordings tied to classified documents probe
A federal judge rejected former President Joe Biden’s bid to block the Justice Department from releasing audio recordings and transcripts tied to a classified documents investigation. This clears the way for their disclosure to a conservative group and Congress. The ruling stems from a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by the Heritage Foundation and its staffer Mike Howell, who sought records used by former special counsel Robert Hur in h…
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