Biden Audio Tapes Released
Released recordings add fresh scrutiny to Biden’s handling of classified material.
July 27, 2026 · Updated Jul 27, 9:02pm ET
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What happened
Audio recordings from former President Joe Biden
Joe Biden46th President of the United States (2021–2025)’s 2016 and 2017 interviews with memoir ghostwriter Mark ZwonitzerMark ZwonitzerAmerican author and documentary filmmaker were released after Biden’s attorneys dropped a months-long court fight to block disclosure. The recordings, totaling roughly 70 hours, were evidence in Special Counsel Robert Hur
Robert Kyoung HurAmerican attorney (born 1973)’s 2024 investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents after leaving the vice presidency. In one excerpt, Biden tells Zwonitzer, “Some of this may be classified, so be careful with it.” Hur’s report cited the tapes in finding that Biden kept notebooks at home containing classified information.
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