Joe Biden sued the Justice Department to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of the former president's interview with a ghostwriter that were obtained by the special counsel.
Joe Biden sued the Justice Department to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of the former president's interview with a ghostwriter that were obtained by the special counsel.Open
The lawsuit comes ahead of the department's planned June 15 release of the materials to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and the conservative Heritage Foundation, which requested the information under the Freedom of Information Act.
The attorney's office said examples of the evidence and information it seeks include physical evidence such as firearms, cartridge casings, and uniforms along with all videos and photographs recorded by federal agents.
The documents were part of a lawsuit Judicial Watch filed against the bureau last July after it failed to comply with a FOIA request on the shooting in 2024.
Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyers filed records requests to the National Security Agency and the CIA, according to documents released by the Justice Department.
“Judicial Watch is fighting for a full account of how the Biden team weaponized the full weight of the federal government to target their political foes,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said