Biden ghostwriter tapes released after former president forfeits legal battle
Biden, now 83, is heard at one point warning his ghostwriter, Mark Zwonitzer, that material he was discussing might be classified. No classified information was alleged to have appeared in the published book.The tapes became the subject of intense scrutiny after Hur referenced them in his February 2024 report. I can’t think of anything else.”Other recordings include Biden describing potentially sensitive meetings, including “a big meeting with the CIA and everyone,” “a big meeting down in the Situation Room,” and “a long meeting where DOD brief … POTUS.”During an Oct.
- ▪Biden, now 83, is heard at one point warning his ghostwriter, Mark Zwonitzer, that material he was discussing might be classified.
- ▪No classified information was alleged to have appeared in the published book.The tapes became the subject of intense scrutiny after Hur referenced them in his February 2024 report.
- ▪I can’t think of anything else.”Other recordings include Biden describing potentially sensitive meetings, including “a big meeting with the CIA and everyone,” “a big meeting down in the Situation Room,” and “a long meeting where DOD brief …
5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 3 right.
- ▪ Early details on what's in the Joe Biden tapes that were just released after legal battle — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Confused Biden discovers classified materials ‘downstairs’ in bumbling chat with ghostwriter in newly released tapes — New York Post
- ▪ Biden audio tapes have just been released — and it's not good for Joe — Blaze Media
- ▪ BREAKING: The Biden Tapes Have FINALLY Been Released… What Do They Say? — PJ Media
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Audio recordings that former President Joe Biden fought in court for years to keep private were released Thursday evening after he decided not to appeal multiple court orders that allowed for their release.The nearly 70 hours of recordings, released Monday evening by the Oversight Project, a conservative watchdog group, were cited in former special counsel Robert Hur’s 2024 report on Biden’s handling of classified documents. Biden, now 83, is heard at one point warning his ghostwriter, Mark Zwonitzer, that material he was discussing might be classified.
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