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DC Circuit Halts Release of Biden Memoir Tapes Until July

7/11/2026

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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order freezing the Justice Department’s plan to turn over Joe Biden’s 2016-2017 interview tapes conducted for his memoir.
The Heritage Foundation filed a public-records request after Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report cited the conversations.
President Donald Trump’s administration, after reversing an earlier stance, is bound by an injunction that keeps the tapes sealed until July 20 while court reviews Joe Biden’s emergency appeal.

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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order freezing the Justice Department’s plan to turn over Joe Biden’s 2016-2017 interview tapes conducted for his memoir.
The Heritage Foundation filed a public-records request after Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report cited the conversations.
President Donald Trump’s administration, after reversing an earlier stance, is bound by an injunction that keeps the tapes sealed until July 20 while court reviews Joe Biden’s emergency appeal.