House Republicans, Justice Department face off over Biden audiotapes of interview with special counsel

Source: CBS News

Updated on: October 28, 2024 / 2:53 PM EDT


Washington — Attorneys for Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee and Attorney General Merrick Garland were in court Monday in a dispute over audio recordings of President Biden's interview with Robert Hur, the special counsel who investigated his handling of classified materials after his vice presidency.

The judge found she she was having "trouble with both sides," albeit on different issues in the case. The committee sued Garland in July in the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia, escalating the fight over the audiotapes of Hur's interview with the president and the ghostwriter of his book, Mark Zwonitzer.

Hur interviewed both men as part of his investigation. Hur declined to seek criminal charges against Mr. Biden for his handling of the documents.

The president said he was largely unaware of how classified government records from his decades-long career in public office ended up in his homes and private office, according to the transcript of the interview, which was released in March. Hur said the evidence did not establish beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Biden had violated the law.

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