Biden ghostwriter tapes to be released
Politics Biden ghostwriter tapes to be released July 25, 20263:36 PM ET By Nina Totenberg , Grady Martin Former President Joe Biden attends the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center on June 18 in Chicago. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Former President Joe Biden will not appeal a court ruling allowing the Trump Justice Department to release transcripts and tape recordings of the Biden's conversations with his ghostwriter. Biden's lawyers filed a notice of voluntary dismissal Friday in a related case that has the effect of ending the legal battle.
- ▪Politics Biden ghostwriter tapes to be released July 25, 20263:36 PM ET By Nina Totenberg , Grady Martin Former President Joe Biden attends the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center on June 18 in Chicag
- ▪Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Former President Joe Biden will not appeal a court ruling allowing the Trump Justice Department to release transcripts and tape recordings of the Biden's conversa
- ▪Biden's lawyers filed a notice of voluntary dismissal Friday in a related case that has the effect of ending the legal battle.
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Politics Biden ghostwriter tapes to be released July 25, 20263:36 PM ET By Nina Totenberg , Grady Martin Former President Joe Biden attends the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center on June 18 in Chicago. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Former President Joe Biden will not appeal a court ruling allowing the Trump Justice Department to release transcripts and tape recordings of the Biden's conversations with his ghostwriter. Biden's lawyers filed a notice of voluntary dismissal Friday in a related case that has the effect of ending the legal battle. The result is a win for the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that sued in order to publicize the records.
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