Biden files lawsuit in bid to block DOJ audio interview release
Axios
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Former President https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/joe-biden" target="_blank">Biden is suing the U.S. Department of Justice in an attempt to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of private conversations with his biographer.
Why it matters: The recordings from 2016 and 2017 formed a key part of special counsel https://www.axios.com/2025/05/16/biden-hur-tape-special-counsel-audio" target="_blank">Robert Hur's investigation into Biden's handling of classified documents.
The big picture: Biden denies sharing classified information, but Hur concluded that the former president read classified notebook passages aloud to ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer.
- Hur concluded that Biden's memory lapses would make it harder to prove he acted willfully.
Driving the news: The lawsuit, which was https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/r0I.q5KyASA4/v0" target="_blank">filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., comes as the DOJ plans a June 15 release of redacted transcripts and audio recordings to Congress and the Heritage Foundation, which sued for the material under the Freedom of Information Act.
- Representatives for Biden and the DOJ did not immediately respond to Axios' Tuesday-evening request for comment.