Biden seeks to block DOJ release of ghostwriter audio in FOIA case

Lawyers for President Joe Biden are expected to object to the Justice Department’s release of redacted transcripts and audio recordings of Biden’s 2017 interactions with his ghost book author, according to a new court filing.

“President Biden, through his attorney, has notified the Department that he intends to intervene to prevent such disclosures,” the Civil Office of the Deputy Attorney General said. he said. Brett Shumate wrote in a filing: From a Freedom of Information Act request by Mike Howell of the Heritage Foundation. “The Ministry is not against intervention.”

Biden’s lawyers have a deadline Tuesday to respond to the Justice Department’s release to respond to Howell’s FOIA request; This will come shortly after Tuesday, barring any objections.

Shumate stated that if Biden objects before the deadline, the release of 70 hours of redacted records will be delayed until June 15.

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“Defendant intends to release to Congress and Plaintiffs the written transcript and audio recordings related to this matter, along with redactions, at the request of the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee,” Howell’s FOIA lawsuit filed with the Department of Justice states. The statement was included.

Interactions took place between Biden and his ghostwriter for the 2017 book “Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Challenge and Purpose.” The audio and transcript were obtained during special counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents after the Obama administration ended, including storing them in his garage and the Penn Biden Center.

“President Biden fully cooperated with special counsel Hur and agreed to provide audio recordings of his conversations with his biographer for a book about his deceased son, on the condition that they not be made public,” Biden spokesman TJ Ducklo said. In a statement to Politico Sunday. “The DOJ itself has said these tapes do not serve the public interest.

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TJ Ducklo, a spokesman for former President Joe Biden, told Politico of their intention to object to Tuesday’s release of audio and transcripts of Biden’s 2017 conversations with a ghostwriter. (Fox News)

Ducklo continued: “What’s going on right now is not about transparency. It’s about politics.” “If this administration were truly committed to transparency, it would release Volume 2 of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents. This report contains information Americans truly deserve to see.”

Fox News has reached out to Ducklo for independent verification of this report but has not yet received a response.

The FOIA requester continues to pursue the documents.

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Special Prosecutor Robert Hur described President Joe Biden as a “sympathetic, well-intentioned old man with a short memory,” reflecting the impression Biden left on debate viewers. (Getty Images)

“These tapes will further prove the big lie about Biden’s fitness for office and the fact that Biden disclosed classified information,” Howell, president of Heritage’s Oversight Project, told Politico. “The shenanigans are not over: At the last possible second and after every possible delaying tactic, the automatic shutdown denies the American people any transparency.”

Hur wrapped up his investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents, noting the Justice Department’s longstanding policy not to indict a sitting president and saying the jury would be sympathetic to the 82-year-old, the oldest sitting American president, because he was “a well-intentioned old man with a short memory.”

“After lengthy negotiations spanning several months – without ever attempting to intervene in this case in a timely manner – it appears that President Biden has changed his position and has even sought to prohibit the release of portions of the transcripts that match exactly the statements quoted in the Hur Report,” Shumate wrote in his Friday filing. it said.

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“The potential intervention of former President Biden and the new development of voluntary release to the House Judiciary Committee in response to his letter dated March 23, 2026, raises a number of issues”:

“Plaintiffs’ understanding of the matter is that President Biden will need an order prohibiting eviction in this case and an order prohibiting the Department from presenting to the House Judiciary Committee until June 15, 2026.”

The Justice Department also accuses Biden’s lawyers of being slow to respond and refusing to meet deadlines.

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“President Biden’s lead attorney failed to provide any information about President Biden’s submissions, suggesting that such discussion was somehow premature (when in fact it was 16 months late), and stated that despite the incredible June 15, 2026 production date, the motion to intervene would not be filed until the middle of next week, and that President Biden would seek up to three days after a ruling granting the motion to intervene to submit a proposed program for financial assistance,” the filing said.

“This is not a way to litigate and kick the can down the road to justify delaying June 15, 2026 production through some kind of administrative action.”

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Regardless, the Justice Department issued a new warning about Tuesday’s deadline.

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“The public deserves to hear the tapes and read the transcripts redacted by President Donald J. Trump’s Department of Justice,” Shumate’s application said. “Plaintiffs regret that they are currently unable to assist the Court in this process because President Biden’s counsel has repeatedly failed to contact Plaintiffs about this matter, and even initial substantive discussions have been postponed until next week.”