Joe Biden sues US government over old interviews

🇺🇸 public United States · May 27, 2026 · 301 words · By Russia Today

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Joe Biden sues US government Former US President Joe Biden is suing the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in an effort to block the release of interviews he gave to his ghostwriter, which later became part of a special counsel investigation into the mishandling…

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Why it matters

According to the Daily Intelligencer, the records include 70 hours of audio recordings and transcripts of conversations between Biden and ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer, recorded while Zwonitzer was working on Biden’s 2017 memoir.

Common ground

The recordings were obtained by special counsel Robert Hur, who was appointed to investigate whether Biden had unlawfully retained classified documents at his home after serving as vice president under Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017.

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Claim 1: “Robert Hur... was appointed to investigate whether Biden had unlawfully retained classified documents at his home after serving as vice president under Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017”

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Wikipedia and official report summaries confirm Robert Hur was appointed by Attorney General Garland to investigate the unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents after Biden's vice presidency.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American retired politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represente…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 9, 2023, CBS News reported that attorneys for U.S. president Joe Biden discovered classified government documents in his former office at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C., and in h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden_classified_documents…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Kyoung Hur (born 1973) is an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland from 2018 to 2021. He previously served as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hur

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Claim 2: “Hur... declined to recommend criminal charges”

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Multiple sources, including Fox News and other news reports, confirm that Robert Hur declined to recommend criminal charges against President Biden.

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web search NEUTRAL — Hur and his team concluded that “no criminal charges are warranted in this matter” against President Biden, though he did uncover evidence that Biden “willfully retained and disclosed classified mater…
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/special-counsel-hur-dec…

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web search NEUTRAL — Ex-Special Counsel Robert Hur testified Tuesday that President Biden "willfully retained classified materials" but said he "had to consider" the president’s "memory and overall mental state" when dete…
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hur-testifies-biden-willful…

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web search NEUTRAL — "The decision to decline criminal charges was straightforward," Biden said. He also said: “My memory’s fine.” Hur’s report included several shocking lines about Biden’s memory, which the report said “…
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/special-counsel-s…

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Claim 3: “In his final report released in 2024, Hur concluded that Biden had “willfully retained and disclosed” classified materials, including documents related to military policy in Afghanistan”

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The special counsel's report (February 2024) explicitly concludes that Biden willfully retained and disclosed classified materials, specifically mentioning military and foreign policy in Afghanistan.

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web search NEUTRAL — On January 9, 2023, CBS News reported that attorneys for U.S. president Joe Biden discovered classified government documents in his former office at the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden_classified_documents…

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 5, 2024 ... retained and disclosed these classified materials willfully. The ... Biden intentionally retained the classified documents in the EYES ONLY ...
https://www.justice.gov/storage/report-from-special-counsel-…

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web search NEUTRAL — ... report said. "These materials included (1) marked classified documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan, and (2) notebooks containing Mr.
https://abcnews.com/US/white-house-finishes-review-special-c…

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Claim 4: “Donald Trump... ultimately defeated Biden’s Democratic replacement, former Vice President Kamala Harris”

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Claim 5: “In May, the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act seeking access to the files”

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Web search results confirm that the Heritage Foundation filed a FOIA request and subsequent lawsuit to gain access to these files.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Heritage Foundation (or simply Heritage) is an American right-wing think tank based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1973, it took a leading role in the conservative movement in the 1980s during the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The I AM Activity, also referred to as the I AM Temple, is a neo-Theosophical religious movement founded in the early 1930s by Guy Ballard (1878–1939) and his wife Edna Anne Wheeler Ballard (1886–1971…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was founded in 2005 by Michael L. Weinstein, a former Air Force officer and attorney. The organization's mi…
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Claim 6: “the records include 70 hours of audio recordings and transcripts of conversations between Biden and ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer, recorded while Zwonitzer was working on Biden’s 2017 memoir”

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Multiple sources specify that the records consist of approximately 70 hours of audio and transcripts between Biden and Mark Zwonitzer for the 2017 memoir 'Promise Me, Dad'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred. July 4, 2026, will be the 250th anniversary of the signin…
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Claim 7: “The recordings were obtained by special counsel Robert Hur”

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Both a cross-reference from Axios and multiple web search results confirm that Special Counsel Robert Hur obtained these recordings during his investigation.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden was 78 years, 2 months of age when he took office as the president of the United States on January 20, 2021. At the time, he became both the oldest person to be inaugurated as U.S. president…
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Claim 8: “Hur wrote that Biden’s memory appeared “significantly limited” during both the 2017 interviews with the ghostwriter and later interviews with the special counsel”

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The official report from Robert Hur explicitly states that Biden's memory appeared 'significantly limited' during both the 2017 ghostwriter interviews and the special counsel's interviews.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 · Audio obtained from Axios shows former President Joe Biden's memory lapses during the October 2023 interviews with special counsel Robert Hur.
https://www.facebook.com/7NewsDC/posts/former-president-joe-…

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web search NEUTRAL — On February 8, 2024, the Justice Department released the report by special counsel Hur, which concluded that the "evidence does not establish Mr. Biden's guilt ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden_classified_documents…

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 5, 2024 · Biden's memory was significantly limited, both during his recorded interviews with the ghostwriter in 2017, and in his interview with our office.
https://www.justice.gov/storage/report-from-special-counsel-…

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Claim 9: “Hur... argued that, if the case went to trial, Biden would likely present himself to a jury as “a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.””

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the specific phrasing regarding the 'sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man' quote.

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Claim 10: “Former US President Joe Biden is suing the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in an effort to block the release of interviews he gave to his ghostwriter”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Joe Biden is suing the DOJ to block the release of interviews with his ghostwriter.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ashley Blazer Biden (born June 8, 1981) is an American social worker, activist, and fashion designer. She served as the executive director of the Delaware Center for Justice from 2014 to 2019. Before …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Hunter Biden (born February 4, 1970) is an American artist, disbarred former attorney, and businessman. He is the second son of former president Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Hunter Bide…
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Claim 11: “He withdrew from the race following a disastrous televised debate with Donald Trump”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding Joe Biden's withdrawal from the race or the televised debate with Donald Trump.

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