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Biden Sues to Halt June 15 Release of Memoir Tapes

5/27/2026

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Biden Sues DOJ

The Justice Department scheduled a June 15 release of 70-hour tapes after a Heritage Foundation FOIA suit and House Judiciary request.
Former President Joe Biden sued the Justice Department in Washington, D.C. federal court to block the June 15 tape release.
The recordings were made with ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer for Biden’s 2017 memoir “Promise Me, Dad.”
Biden claims the release violates a privacy exemption and advances a Trump-era agenda after February.

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Biden Blocks Tapes

A Heritage Foundation report alleged President Joe Biden’s mental faculties were diminished, sparking a legal battle over his interview tapes.
President Joe Biden sued U.S. Department of Justice in Washington D.C. on May 26 to block release of 2016-2017 interview recordings.
DOJ said release tapes after President Donald Trump took office in 2025 unless Biden intervened.
Biden’s attorneys claim recordings are private; a judge let him join Heritage case, restricting claims.

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Biden Sues DOJ

The Justice Department scheduled a June 15 release of 70-hour tapes after a Heritage Foundation FOIA suit and House Judiciary request.
Former President Joe Biden sued the Justice Department in Washington, D.C. federal court to block the June 15 tape release.
The recordings were made with ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer for Biden’s 2017 memoir “Promise Me, Dad.”
Biden claims the release violates a privacy exemption and advances a Trump-era agenda after February.

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