Biden drops lawsuit seeking to block release of recordings of his interviews with a ghostwriter
Summary
President Joe Biden dropped a lawsuit that aimed to stop the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a ghostwriter made before he became president. A court had ruled that there was strong public interest in sharing the material, allowing a Republican-led congressional committee to receive it.Key Facts
- President Biden asked a court to block the release of interview recordings and transcripts with a memoir ghostwriter.
- The interviews were done before Biden became president, in 2016 and 2017.
- A panel of appeals court judges ruled 2-1 that the public should see the recordings, citing public interest.
- Judge Florence Pan disagreed, saying Biden had a strong privacy interest in keeping the material private.
- Biden’s lawyers called the conversations personal and meant to be private.
- The recordings were obtained by special counsel Robert Hur, who investigated Biden’s handling of classified documents.
- Republicans in Congress requested the recordings after Hur decided not to charge Biden.
- Biden dropped the lawsuit less than a week after the appeals court decision, ending efforts to block the release.
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