Biden sues to prevent release of interview audio from Robert Hur DOJ investigation
Former President Joe Biden is suing the Department of Justice to block the release of audio recordings from his interviews related to a classified documents investigation. The recordings contain personal conversations that Biden argues should remain private. The lawsuit follows a DOJ notification of plans to release the recordings to Congress and a conservative think tank.
- ▪Biden's lawsuit aims to prevent the release of private conversations recorded during interviews for his memoir.
- ▪The DOJ plans to release the recordings in response to Freedom of Information Act requests.
- ▪Biden's legal team argues that the recordings are exempt from disclosure under FOIA.
14 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 17 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 8 lean left, 4 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Biden sues Justice Department to stop release of interview tapes — NBC News — Politics
- ▪ Biden Sues Justice Dept. to Block Release of Tapes — NYT > Top Stories
- ▪ Biden sues justice department to block release of Hur interview audio — World news | The Guardian
- ▪ Biden sues to block release of audio, transcripts in special counsel investigation — The Hill
- ▪ Biden sues DOJ to stop release of audio and transcripts tied to special counsel probe — NPR Topics: News
- ▪ Biden sues Justice Department to stop release of audio, transcripts tied to special counsel probe — New York Post
- ▪ Biden sues Justice Department to block release of files from biographer interviews — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Biden Sues Justice Department Over Release of Interview Audio — Investing.com — News
- ▪ Biden sues Justice Department to stop release of audio from interviews — NBC News — Top
- ▪ Biden sues DOJ to block release of audio recordings tied to special counsel probe — ABC News — Top
- ▪ Biden files lawsuit in bid to block DOJ audio interview release — Axios
- ▪ Ex-President Biden Sues to Stop DOJ Disclosing Interview Tapes - Bloomberg.com — Google News
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Former President Joe Biden is suing the Department of Justice in an effort to block the release of private conversations and audio recordings tied to special counsel Robert Hur‘s classified documents investigation. Hur investigated Biden’s handling of classified documents and interviewed the former president about conversations with ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer for his 2017 memoir, Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose. The interviews, conducted between 2016 and 2017 at Biden’s home, were recorded as part of the book writing process.
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