The Justice Department is set to release about two hours of recordings of former President Joe Biden speaking to his ghostwriter in 2016 and 2017, unless a court steps in to block the move. The recordings, which may be potentially embarrassing for Biden, were collected by the Justice Department during an investigation into Biden’s handling of classified information.
Background
The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, has been seeking the release of the recordings for years, arguing that they are relevant to the public’s understanding of Biden’s mental acuity and his handling of sensitive information. The foundation has already won a judge’s initial endorsement for the public release of the tapes, but Biden is appealing the decision.
The Justice Department has agreed to wait three weeks to provide the recordings to the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee, allowing time for the court to weigh in on the matter. The committee, led by Rep. Jim Jordan, has been seeking the recordings as part of its investigation into Biden’s handling of classified information.
The recordings are likely to revive questions about Biden’s mental acuity during his presidency and in the years leading up to it. In separate audio recordings of Biden being interviewed by special counsel Robert Hur in 2023, Biden forgot the years of his vice-presidential term and the year of his son Beau’s death.
Original reporting: KTVZ (Central Oregon) — read the source article.
