Trump PISSED as Appeals Judges BLOCK Release of 70 hours of Biden Recordings to Heritage Foundation! - Legal AF

[Rhiannon12866]

Michael Popok reports on breaking news, as the DC Court of Appeals BLOCKS for 10 days the release of 70 hours of audio recordings between Joe Biden and his biographer, which the Heritage Foundation and one of its leaders Mike Lowell want to use to slice and dice (and perhaps feed through AI!?!) to embarrass not just Biden but the Democratic Party and its icons. - 07/10/2026.

[Callie1979]

1. There is no legal reason to release it. But I know WHY they want it released too.

Make a deal, release Volume 2 of Jack Smith's investigation & then the Biden interview can be released.

[Walleye]

2. Trump can't let go. He was president for a year and a half longer than Joe. Time to move on

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. Biden scores temporary court victory as Trump-appointed judge delays release of Hur investigation materials

trump wants to release these tapes because he is a petty person and because he wants to distract from him many failures

Biden scores temporary court victory as Trump-appointed judge delays release of Hur investigation materials

— (@worldnewsguru.bsky.social) 2026-06-21T23:45:01.899Z

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-scores-temporary-court-victory-trump-appointed-judge-delays-release-hur-investigation-materials

Former President Joe Biden has won another three weeks to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts tied to special counsel Robert Hur's classified documents investigation after a federal judge granted a temporary injunction while a federal appeals court reviews his challenge.

The recordings stem from Biden's interviews with Mark Zwonitzer, the ghostwriter of his 2017 memoir, "Promise Me, Dad."

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich, a Trump appointee, on Friday issued an injunction pending appeal that prevents the Justice Department from releasing the materials while the D.C. Circuit considers the case. The order came just hours after Friedrich denied Biden's request for a preliminary injunction that would have stopped the release altogether.

The legal battle could determine whether Americans ever hear the recordings that helped shape Hur's decision not to prosecute Biden over his handling of classified documents. The audio has been the subject of intense scrutiny because Hur raised questions about Biden's memory in explaining why he declined to bring charges against Biden for mishandling classified documents.

Although the Justice Department previously released audio from Biden's interviews with Hur, the recordings at the center of the current legal battle involve separate conversations between Biden and Zwonitzer.

Hur's 2024 report repeatedly referenced Biden's recorded conversations with Zwonitzer. The special counsel described some exchanges as "painfully slow" and said Biden at times struggled to recall events and relay information, observations that fueled scrutiny of the Biden's cognitive abilities during an election year.