{"id":2608196,"date":"2026-05-29T11:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-doj-lawsuit-assigned-to-judge-who-oversaw-trumps-jan-6-case\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T11:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:17:06","slug":"bidens-doj-lawsuit-assigned-to-judge-who-oversaw-trumps-jan-6-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-doj-lawsuit-assigned-to-judge-who-oversaw-trumps-jan-6-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s DOJ lawsuit assigned to judge who oversaw Trump\u2019s Jan. 6 case"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fbidens-doj-lawsuit-assigned-to-judge-who-oversaw-trumps-jan-6-case%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=2608196&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\u2019s lawsuit to block the Justice Department from releasing private interview recordings tied to special counsel Robert Hur\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-asks-supreme-court-to-reject-trump-request-in-fbi-classified-documents-case\/\" title=\"DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Reject Trump Request in FBI ... Case\">classified documents case<\/a> has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan. The suit challenges the DOJ\u2019s plan to turn over audio and transcripts to Congress and the Heritage Foundation following Freedom of Information Act requests.<\/p>\n<p>Hur reviewed Biden\u2019s handling of classified materials and also examined interviews Biden gave to a ghostwriter for his 2017 memoir, recorded at Biden\u2019s home. Biden\u2019s complaint argues these are private, sensitive conversations and that the DOJ has an obligation to protect them from disclosure.<\/p>\n<p>Chutkan, a Washington D.C. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clinton-appointed-judge-blocks-desantis-on-penalizing-big-tech-for-censorship\/\" title=\"Clinton-Appointed Judge Blocks DeSantis On Penalizing Big Tech For Censorship\">federal judge appointed<\/a> by Barack Obama, has handled several major cases involving Trump and the Jan.6 Capitol attack, including rejecting attempts to pause related evidence releases. Born in Jamaica in 1962, she worked as a D.C. public defender for more than a decade before joining private practice and taking the federal bench after Obama\u2019s 2014 nomination, confirmed by the Senate 95-0.  <\/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\u2019s<\/a> lawsuit against the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"438\">Justice Department<\/a> has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who rose to national prominence for overseeing several cases connected to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jan-6-2\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11289\">Jan. 6 Capitol<\/a> riot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden sued the DOJ on Tuesday in an effort to block the release of private conversations and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-sues-to-prevent-release-of-interview-audio-from-doj-investigation\/\" title=\"Biden sues to ... of interview ... from DOJ investigation\">audio recordings tied<\/a> to special counsel Robert Hur\u2019s <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 ... Investigation\">classified documents investigation<\/a>.<\/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\/4586926\/bondi-tells-lawmakers-she-didnt-lead-every-aspect-epstein-files-review\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bondi tells lawmakers she didn\u2019t lead \u2018every aspect\u2019 of Epstein files review<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4586947\/federal-judge-blocks-doj-anti-weaponization-fund\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Federal judge blocks DOJ\u2019s\u00a0$1.776 billion \u2018anti-weaponization\u2019 fund<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4586493\/chicago-us-attorney-refutes-reports-e-jean-carroll-investigation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Chicago US attorney refutes reports of direct investigation into E. Jean Carroll<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hur examined Biden\u2019s handling of classified documents and reviewed interviews the former president conducted with ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer while working on his 2017 memoir, <em>Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose<\/em>. The conversations, recorded between 2016 and 2017 at Biden\u2019s home, were part of the book-writing process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese were private conversations, often <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >involving sensitive subject matter<\/a>, that took place in President Biden\u2019s home,\u201d the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4583038\/biden-sues-doj-audio-hur-investigation\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4583038\/biden-sues-doj-audio-hur-investigation\/\">complaint states<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawsuit follows a February notification from the DOJ informing Biden 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\">Chutkan, an appointee of former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"360\">Barack Obama<\/a>, serves on the federal bench in Washington, D.C., and has frequently handled high-profile cases involving President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> and the Jan. 6 attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She notably rejected an effort by Trump\u2019s legal team to pause the release of evidence gathered by special counsel <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jack-smith\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"869\">Jack Smith<\/a> in the Jan. 6 investigation. During one sentencing hearing connected to the Capitol riot, Chutkan said, \u201cthis was no exercise of First Amendment rights. It was a violent attempt to overthrow the government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4583038\/biden-sues-doj-audio-hur-investigation\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4583038\/biden-sues-doj-audio-hur-investigation\/\">BIDEN SUES TO PREVENT RELEASE OF INTERVIEW AUDIO FROM ROBERT HUR DOJ INVESTIGATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Born in Jamaica in 1962, Chutkan attended George Washington University before earning her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She spent more than a decade as a public defender in D.C., trying more than 30 cases before entering private practice, according to her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dcd.uscourts.gov\/content\/district-judge-tanya-s-chutkan\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.dcd.uscourts.gov\/content\/district-judge-tanya-s-chutkan\">official court biography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obama nominated Chutkan to the federal bench in 2014, and the Senate confirmed her in a 95-0 vote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden sued DOJ; Tanya Chutkan assigned, to block release of his interviews audio<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2608197,"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\/05\/AP25016807426153.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32502,38298,50597,33600,80441],"class_list":["post-2608196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden-administration","tag-federal-court","tag-jan-6-2","tag-justice-department","tag-lawsuit-assignment"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP25016807426153.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608196","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=2608196"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2608200,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608196\/revisions\/2608200"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2608197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2608196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2608196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2608196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}