"In a joint status report filed Friday, the Justice Department said it intended to disclose the redacted transcripts and audio recordings to Congress and to the Heritage Foundation, which sued for the material under the Freedom of Information Act. But Biden "intends to seek to intervene to prevent any such disclosures," the report said. Politico reported earlier Sunday that he intends to fight the release."
"Hur obtained the conversations with Zwonitzer while investigating Biden's handling of classified documents after his vice presidency. The special counsel ultimately declined to prosecute Biden but described him as a "sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory." Hur wrote that Biden read journal entries about classified information "nearly verbatim" at least three times, and the recordings capture the former president telling Zwonitzer: "I just found all the classified stuff downstairs.""
"Hur wrote in his report that Biden's "memory was significantly limited, both during his recorded interviews with the ghostwriter in 2017, and in his interview with our office in 2023." Between the lines: The Heritage Foundation's portion of Friday's filing accused Biden's legal team of stonewalling. Heritage wrote that Biden opposed the release even of portions of the transcript that matched "exact phrases quoted in the Hur Report.""
"Heritage wrote that Biden opposed the release even of portions of the transcript that matched "exact phrases quoted in the Hur Report." While the Justice Department won't oppose Biden's intervention, the Heritage Foundation said it will. It said Biden "waited well over a year to seek to intervene." The other side: Biden spokesperson TJ Ducklo told Politico that Biden "cooperated fully with Special Counsel Hur" and provided the recordings "on the condition that they would not be made public.""
The Justice Department filed a joint status report stating it intended to disclose redacted transcripts and audio recordings to Congress and to the Heritage Foundation, which sought the material under the Freedom of Information Act. The report said Biden intends to intervene to prevent any disclosures. Earlier reporting indicated Biden plans to fight the release. Special counsel Robert Hur obtained conversations with Zwonitzer while investigating Biden’s handling of classified documents after his vice presidency. Hur declined to prosecute but described Biden as a sympathetic, well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory, and wrote that Biden read journal entries about classified information nearly verbatim at least three times. The Heritage Foundation accused Biden’s legal team of stonewalling and said Biden opposed even portions matching exact phrases in the Hur report, while Heritage said it will oppose the release. Biden spokesperson TJ Ducklo said Biden cooperated fully with Hur and provided the recordings on the condition they would not be made public.
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