Judge won't block DOJ from releasing Biden conversations with biographer
Summary
A federal judge allowed the Justice Department to release redacted transcripts and recordings of President Biden's conversations with his biographer from several years ago to a conservative group, the Heritage Foundation. President Biden's lawyers asked the court to block the release while they appeal, citing privacy concerns.Key Facts
- A federal judge ruled the Justice Department can share redacted records of President Biden's past talks with biographer Mark Zwonitzer.
- The Heritage Foundation requested these materials under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
- The conversations are from around 2016-2017 and were used for Biden's 2017 memoir.
- The Justice Department made large parts of the records private before sharing.
- Judge Dabney Friedrich said public interest outweighs Biden’s privacy in this case.
- President Biden’s legal team asked for an emergency pause on the release while appealing.
- The dispute relates to a report by Robert Hur about Biden’s handling of government records, which cited the conversations.
- A separate lawsuit is underway about sharing the audio recordings with the House Judiciary Committee.
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