Appeals court temporarily blocks DOJ release of Biden tapes with biographer
Summary
A federal appeals court has temporarily stopped the Justice Department from giving a conservative think tank recordings and transcripts of conversations President Joe Biden had with his biographer about ten years ago. The court's delay lasts 10 days while it reviews an emergency request related to releasing the material.Key Facts
- The recordings are from 2016 and 2017, when Biden spoke with his biographer Mark Zwonitzer for a memoir.
- The Heritage Foundation, a conservative group, requested the tapes and transcripts after a 2024 report investigated Biden’s handling of government records.
- The special counsel’s report described Biden’s memory during the conversations as weak and slow.
- The Justice Department initially refused to release the material due to privacy exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act.
- After President Trump returned to office, the department planned to release the material to Congress and the Heritage Foundation.
- Biden sued to stop the release, comparing the conversations to private diary entries.
- A federal judge first denied Biden’s request but later paused the release for three weeks while the appeals court considered the case.
- The appeals court’s current temporary ban expires on July 20, giving time to review the emergency motion.
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