Biden sues Justice Department to stop release of audio from interviews
Former President Joe Biden has filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department to prevent the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his private conversations. The recordings are part of a Freedom of Information Act request made by the Heritage Foundation. Biden argues that the information is personal and should be exempt from disclosure under FOIA laws.
- ▪Biden's lawsuit aims to block the release of audio recordings related to his memoir.
- ▪The Justice Department initially withheld the materials but later decided to release them.
- ▪Biden's attorney claims that the conversations contain personal information that should remain private.
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Joe BidenBiden sues Justice Department to stop release of audio from interviewsThe Justice Department had withheld the sought-after materials, arguing they were exempt from disclosure. It now plans to release them.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Former President Joe Biden speaks at a fundraising event with the South Carolina Democratic Party at the Columbia Museum of Art in February.Sean Rayford / Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 26, 2026, 11:11 PM EDTBy Gary Grumbach and Raquel Coronell UribeFormer President Joe Biden sued the Justice Department on Tuesday, urging a federal judge to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his private conversations with the ghostwriter of his 2017 memoir.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited…
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