{"id":639102,"date":"2026-07-21T18:43:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=639102"},"modified":"2026-07-21T18:43:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:43:05","slug":"biden-fought-to-keep-these-recordings-under-wraps-an-appeals-court-just-made-that-a-lot-harder-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=639102","title":{"rendered":"Biden fought to keep these recordings under wraps. An appeals court just made that a lot harder."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former President Joe Biden was just handed a crushing defeat at the hands of an appeals court in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

Biden has been trying to prevent the release of audio recordings shared with a writer that were used for his 2017 memoir \u201cPromise Me, Dad.\u201d Since the publication of special counsel Robert Hur\u2019s report that categorized the former president as a \u201csympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory\u201d who had \u201cdiminished faculties in advancing age,\u201d Republicans have pushed for the release of those tapes. The rationale is that American voters deserve to know the kind of person who was leading their country for four years, under serious cover from both the Democratic Party and the mainstream media.<\/p>\n

For his part, Biden has attempted to block the release of the audio files, but on Monday those efforts received a massive blow by the three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. In a 2-1 ruling, it was decided that there is a \u201csubstantial\u201d public interest in the information and the former president \u201chas not shown a likelihood that the requested materials must be withheld from disclosure.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe conclude that any remaining incursion on personal privacy from disclosure of the now-redacted materials likely does not outweigh the public interest in disclosure,\u201d the majority continued.<\/p>\n

The dissent was written by the Biden-appointed Judge Florence Pan.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe conversations at issue took place in Biden\u2019s home, and the recordings of them were obtained by the government in the course of a criminal investigation that did not lead to an indictment,\u201d she argued.<\/p>\n

From\u00a0The Daily Mail<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The interviews were recorded at Biden\u2019s home in 2016 and 2017 with author Mark Zwonitzer.<\/p>\n

They took place when Biden was Vice President and before his 2020 campaign, and were meant to remain private, the former President\u2019s legal team has\u00a0argued.<\/p>\n

Zwonitzer admitted to deleting the audio files during Hur\u2019s investigation, claiming he was afraid of getting hacked.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The opinion will be stayed until August 3, which will allow Biden\u2019s legal team an opportunity to appeal the decision.<\/p>\n

X users reacted:<\/p>\n

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he must sound like an idiot..\"\ud83e\udd21\" @JoeBiden<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/LBwHhxoo6k<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 DEPLORABLE ULTRA MAGA Susan (@susanbnj) July 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Why did he want to block the recording?<\/p>\n

\u2014 MICAHEL (@melvymichael7) July 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The Biden family needs to go incognito and spend their time doing unimportant things with no involvement in important decisions of any kind.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jeff Barrett (@ChattahoocheeJB) July 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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I\u2019m pretty sure Biden didn\u2019t tell them to try and block. I highly doubt he remembers doing the interview.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Valdor (@Valdor50000) July 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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His handlers are\u2026<\/p>\n

Joe isn\u2019t in any coherent condition, let\u2019s be honest.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Joe (@JoeNostro) July 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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