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Biden plans to block DOJ release of 2017 audio and transcripts, court filing says

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President Joe Biden plans to intervene to block the Justice Department from releasing redacted transcripts and audio recordings of his 2017 interactions with his book ghostwriter. The Department of Justice disclosed this intent in a court filing related to a Freedom of Information Act request by the Heritage Foundation.

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Biden seeks to block DOJ release of 2017 audio , court filing says

Media Coverage · May 10, 2026

A response was filed.

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Key Issues

  • Freedom of Information Act request
  • Privacy and confidentiality of presidential communications
  • Intervention to prevent disclosure
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Biden seeks to block DOJ release of 2017 audio , court filing says

Media Coverage · May 10, 2026

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President Joe Biden’s lawyers are expected to object to the Justice Department’s release of redacted written transcripts and audio recordings of Biden’s 2017 interactions with his book ghostwriter, according to a new court filing. “President Biden, through counsel, has advised the Department that he intends to seek to intervene to prevent any such disclosures,” Assistant Attorney General Civil Division Brett Shumate wrote in a filing from a Freedom of Information Act request from the Heritage Fo

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Media Coverage May 10, 2026

Biden seeks to block DOJ release of 2017 audio , court filing says

A response was filed.

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Biden seeks to block DOJ release of 2017 audio , court filing says

President Joe Biden’s lawyers are expected to object to the Justice Department’s release of redacted written transcripts and audio recordings of Biden’s 2017 interactions with his book ghostwriter, according to …

By Latest & Breaking News on Fox News May 10, 2026 5 min read
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