Biden tapes released after legal battle, with references to classified material
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First on CBS Politics Biden tapes, released after legal battle, include references to notes containing classified material By Josh Boswell Josh Boswell Investigative Reporter/Producer Josh Boswell is a reporter and producer for the CBS News Investigative Unit, based in Los Angeles. The tapes first became the topic of intense scrutiny and controversy when they were referenced by Justice Department special counsel Robert Hur in a February 2024 report on Biden's handling of classified documents. Hur began investigating after documents that were marked classified, dating back to his time as vice president, were found in his home and private office.
- ▪First on CBS Politics Biden tapes, released after legal battle, include references to notes containing classified material By Josh Boswell Josh Boswell Investigative Reporter/Producer Josh Boswell is a reporter and producer for the CBS News
- ▪The tapes first became the topic of intense scrutiny and controversy when they were referenced by Justice Department special counsel Robert Hur in a February 2024 report on Biden's handling of classified documents.
- ▪Hur began investigating after documents that were marked classified, dating back to his time as vice president, were found in his home and private office.
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First on CBS Politics Biden tapes, released after legal battle, include references to notes containing classified material By Josh Boswell Josh Boswell Investigative Reporter/Producer Josh Boswell is a reporter and producer for the CBS News Investigative Unit, based in Los Angeles. Read Full Bio Josh Boswell Updated on: July 27, 2026 / 5:40 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Audio recordings that former President Joe Biden fought for years to keep private have now been released.The roughly 70 hours of audio recordings, shared with CBS News, were cited in a 2024 special counsel's report, which said Biden kept volumes of notes at his home that included classified information.Biden, now 83, is at one point in the recordings heard telling his ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer: "Some of this…
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