{"id":2607189,"date":"2026-05-27T00:02:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T04:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-sues-to-prevent-release-of-interview-audio-from-doj-investigation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T00:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T04:04:28","slug":"biden-sues-to-prevent-release-of-interview-audio-from-doj-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-sues-to-prevent-release-of-interview-audio-from-doj-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden sues to prevent release of interview audio from DOJ investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-sues-to-prevent-release-of-interview-audio-from-doj-investigation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2607189&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Joe Biden is suing the Department of Justice to stop the release of private audio recordings and transcripts from special counsel Robert Hur\u2019s investigation into Biden\u2019s handling of classified documents. Hur had interviewed Biden about his memoir-writing process, including conversations with his ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer; those interviews were recorded in Biden\u2019s home between 2016 and 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Biden argues the materials include deeply personal, sensitive discussions that should remain private, especially as they were obtained through a criminal investigation. the lawsuit follows a DOJ notice in February 2026 that it planned to provide the recordings and transcripts to Congress and the Heritage Foundation in response to FOIA requests. Biden\u2019s lawyers say the documents have long been exempt from disclosure and accuse the DOJ, after a previous position, of reversing course without clarification.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"471\">Joe Biden <\/a>is suing the<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"438\"> Department of Justice<\/a> in an effort to block the release of private conversations and audio recordings tied to special counsel<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4562555\/biden-expected-oppose-release-hur-tapes-heritage-foundation-lawsuit\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4562555\"> Robert Hur<\/a>\u2018s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-conducts-search-of-mike-pences-indiana-home-in-classified-documents-investigation\/\" title=\"FBI Conducts Search of Mike Pence&#039;s Indiana Home in ... ...\">classified documents investigation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hur investigated Biden\u2019s handling of classified documents and interviewed the former president about conversations with ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer for his 2017 memoir, <em>Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose<\/em>. The interviews, conducted between 2016 and 2017 at Biden\u2019s home, were recorded as part of the book writing process.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4581894\/judge-allows-james-comey-delay-86-47-seashells-trial\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge allows Comey to delay \u201986 47\u2032 seashells trial<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4581674\/democratic-attorneys-general-vance-fraud-task-force-meeting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democratic state attorneys general rebuff JD Vance\u2019s invitation to anti-fraud meeting<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4581161\/doj-invokes-white-house-shooting-appeal-ballroom-construction\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ invokes White House shooting in appeal to continue ballroom construction<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the lawsuit, Biden argues the recordings contain deeply personal discussions that should remain private.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese were private conversations, often involving sensitive subject matter, that took place in President Biden\u2019s home,\u201d the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.bwbx.io\/documents\/users\/iqjWHBFdfxIU\/r0I.q5KyASA4\/v0\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/assets.bwbx.io\/documents\/users\/iqjWHBFdfxIU\/r0I.q5KyASA4\/v0\">complaint said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawsuit comes after the DOJ notified Biden in February 2026 that it planned to release the recordings and transcripts to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"31\">Congress<\/a> and the conservative think tank the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/heritage-foundation\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"759\">Heritage Foundation<\/a> in response to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/freedom-of-information-act\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2112\">Freedom of Information Act<\/a> requests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEvery American, including a sitting or former Vice President, has a right to privacy in the personal conversations he has within his own home,\u201d the complaint said. \u201cAnd when the U.S. Department of Justice obtains that private information through a criminal investigation, the Department bears a particular responsibility to protect it from disclosure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden\u2019s legal team argued the materials have long been exempt from disclosure under FOIA and accused the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"339\">Trump administration<\/a>\u2018s DOJ of abruptly reversing the department\u2019s previous position without explanation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnder President Trump, however, the Department has reversed that position,\u201d the complaint said. \u201cIn February 2026, without any formal explanation for its about-face, the Department notified President Biden of its intention to release the audio recordings and transcripts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawsuit also recounts how Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >attorneys discovered classified documents<\/a> among materials from his vice presidency at the Penn Biden Center in Washington and immediately notified federal authorities. Former Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Hur as special counsel in January 2023 to investigate the matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/4571194\/kamala-harris-at-it-again\/\"><strong>BYRON YORK: KAMALA HARRIS IS AT IT AGAIN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hur ultimately declined to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rebukes-rep-cheney-after-she-hints-at-making-criminal-referral\/\" title=\"Trump Rebukes Rep. Cheney After She Hints at Making Criminal Referral\">recommend criminal charges<\/a> against Biden, concluding prosecutors would likely struggle to prove he acted willfully.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPresident Biden \u2014 like every American \u2014 has a right to privacy in personal conversations he had within his own home,\u201d the complaint said. \u201cThat is particularly true here, where the Department obtained this information through a criminal investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden sues DOJ to stop release of Hur-linked private audio<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2607190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25300001486365.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3620,7076,80314,4585,37612],"class_list":["post-2607189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden","tag-doj","tag-interview-audio","tag-lawsuit","tag-legal-challenge"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25300001486365.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2607189"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2607197,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607189\/revisions\/2607197"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2607190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2607189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2607189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2607189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}