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- A US federal appeals court has cleared the way for releasing audio recordings and transcripts of interviews Joe Biden gave to his memoir ghostwriter, ruling that public interest outweighs his privacy concerns.
- The recordings were made during an investigation by former Special Counsel Robert Hur into Biden's handling of classified documents, which ended without criminal charges.
- The court paused its ruling until August 3 so Biden can seek further legal review.
- Biden's team disputes the decision, accusing the current administration of weaponising the Justice Department.
What to watch next
- Whether Biden seeks further legal review before the August 3 deadline
- When and how the redacted recordings are released, and to whom, including Congress and the Heritage Foundation
- How the dissent by Judge Florence Pan and Biden's criticism factor into any next legal steps
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Named United States · Dabney Friedrich · Department of Justice · Florence Pan · Heritage Foundation · Joe Biden · Mark Zwonitzer · Robert Hur · TJ Ducklo · US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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