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DOJ Locates 117 Pages of Previously Denied Biden Transcripts in Classified Docs Case

Jul 23, 2024, 12:55 PM

The Justice Department has located a partial transcript of President Joe Biden’s interviews with his biographer, Mark Zwonitzer, which it previously claimed it did not have. This discovery was revealed in a new court filing and is related to the investigation led by special counsel Robert Hur into Biden’s handling of classified material before he became president. The transcripts, totaling 117 pages, were initially denied by the DOJ, leading to accusations of misleading a federal judge. Conservative groups, including the Heritage Foundation, have been vocal about the DOJ's handling of the situation, particularly in relation to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for these records.