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Biden Sues DOJ to Block Release of Interview Recordings
By Aurax Desk | May 27, 2026 | 2 min read
Former President Joe Biden filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice seeking to prevent the release of audio recordings and transcripts tied to the federal investigation into his handling of classified documents. The legal challenge centers on interviews Biden gave to his ghostwriter while preparing his 2017 memoir, recordings that later became evidence in Special Counsel Robert Hur’s investigation.
Former President Joe Biden has sued the Justice Department to block the release of interview recordings tied to a classified documents investigation.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, argues that releasing the materials would violate Biden’s privacy and undermine protections surrounding sensitive law enforcement records. The Justice Department plans to release redacted versions of roughly 70 hours of recordings and transcripts to the conservative Heritage Foundation and the House Judiciary Committee by June 15 following public records requests and congressional demands.
The recordings stem from conversations Biden held with writer Mark Zwonitzer in 2016 and 2017 while working on his memoir “Promise Me, Dad.” Investigators later obtained the material during Hur’s inquiry into classified documents found at Biden’s Delaware home and former office after his vice presidency. Hur ultimately declined to recommend criminal charges, though his report drew political controversy after describing Biden as an elderly man with memory limitations.
The Justice Department plans to release redacted interview recordings connected to Special Counsel Robert Hur’s investigation.
The dispute over the recordings has become part of a broader political and legal battle involving congressional Republicans and transparency advocates seeking access to records from the investigation. Biden previously invoked executive privilege to block the release of related interview audio, while the Justice Department under the Trump administration later reversed course and agreed to disclose portions of the material. The case now places federal courts at the center of another high-profile dispute involving presidential records, privacy protections and public access to investigative evidence.
Sources: Information in this report was based on reporting by Reuters, Axios, the Associated Press and The Washington Post.
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