Court denies Biden's attempt to block release of records in special counsel case

A federal court in the United States has rejected former President Joe Biden's attempt to block the release of recordings of his conversations with a literary assistant, which were collected during an investigation by Special Counsel Robert Hur. This was reported by AP, writes UNN.

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Judge Dabney Friedrich ruled that the public interest in the materials outweighs Biden's right to confidentiality. At the same time, she stayed the ruling for up to three weeks to allow the former president to file an appeal.

The investigation concerned classified documents

The recordings were obtained during an investigation into Biden's possible improper storage of classified documents during his time as a senator and vice president. After the investigation concluded, Republicans demanded the release of these materials, but the Biden administration refused to do so.

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Biden insisted that the recordings contain personal information, including references to the death of his eldest son, Beau Biden. However, the judge noted that the relevant passages had been redacted, and the materials themselves "do not contain any reference to very sensitive topics, such as illness or death."

The Department of Justice under Donald Trump's administration supported the release of the recordings at the request of the conservative Heritage Foundation. This decision became the basis for Biden's lawsuit. Robert Hur's investigation concluded without criminal charges, although the special counsel's report raised questions about the age and memory of the then-U.S. president.

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