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FOIA News: DOJ facing decision whether to release audio of Hur-Biden interview

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Lawsuit Hangs Over DOJ Decision to Release Biden Audio

By Jim Mishler, Newsmax, May 11, 2025

The Department of Justice has until May 20 to decide whether to release potentially damaging audio from an interview former President Joe Biden had with a government attorney about handling classified documents.

A court set that deadline for action based on a lawsuit filed by the Oversight Project, which seeks to have the audio released to present a clearer picture of Biden's capacity during the October 2023 interview. Special counsel Robert Hur interviewed president and decided not to prosecute partly because Biden was "an elderly man with a poor memory."

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