Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Biden sues DOJ to block release of audio recordings

Former President Joe Biden filed suit against the Justice Department on Tuesday in an effort to block the release of recordings and transcripts from interviews he gave for his memoir that were central to a special counsel probe regarding his handling of classified materials after his time as vice president.

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... The lawsuit follows an intervention by Biden in a separate lawsuit brought by the conservative Heritage Foundation over a FOIA request that sought records from the investigation by former special counsel Robert Hur.

The materials were obtained by the DOJ as part of the special counsel's probe, which ended in February 2024, finding that Biden "willfully retained and disclosed" classified materials but recommending no criminal charges.

Biden's lawsuit seeks to further bolster his demands that the materials not be shared with the conservative think tank or congressional Republicans, citing his right to privacy as well as allegations against DOJ that it is acting unlawfully in seeking an avenue to release the records. ...


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