Judge Friedrich stayed her own order pending appeal and gave the DC Circuit Court of Appeals three weeks to make a decision on whether the DOJ can release Biden’s audiotapes.
A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for the Justice Department to release recordings of Biden’s conversations with his ghostwriter to the Oversight Project.
US District Judge Dabney Friedrich, a Trump appointee, said the redactions were sufficient.
Biden’s lawyers immediately requested an injunction pending appeal.
The Oversight Project previously filed a FOIA lawsuit requesting records from Special Counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into Biden.
Last month, it was reported that the DOJ was preparing to release damning audio of Biden’s interview with former Special Counsel Robert Hur. The Department is also going to release 2017 audio recordings of conversations with his ghostwriter in which he disclosed classified information.
Biden previously asserted executive privilege over the audio recordings related to then-Special Counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into his stolen classified documents scandal.
Then-US Attorney General Merrick Garland classified the audio tapes of Biden’s interview with Hur as “Top Secret” and locked it way in a SCIF.
The Oversight Project vowed to obtain and release Biden’s audio recordings of his conversation with his ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer.
The Oversight Project celebrated the win on Friday.
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