Biden Sues Justice Dept. to Block Release of Tapes

#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }Trump AdministrationliveWar in the Middle EastMay 27, 2026, 12:43 p.m. ETTrump’s Physical ExamWhite House ShootingFund for Trump’s AlliesGas PricesApproval RatingAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.Supported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTBiden Sues Justice Dept. to Block Release of TapesThe former president argued that the Justice Department has a responsibility to protect the privacy of conversations he had with a former ghostwriter.Listen · 3:55 min Share full articleRecordings of conversations former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had with his ghostwriter came into the Justice Department’s possession in 2023.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York TimesBy Karoun DemirjianReporting from WashingtonMay 27, 2026, 12:45 p.m. ET window.registerInteractive && window.registerInteractive("100000010805361"); !function(){var e="gps_module_impressions",s="gps_suppress_module",t=new URLSearchParams(window.location.search),o="1"===t.get("gps_debug")?function(e,s){console.log("[gps]",e,void 0!==s?s:"")}:function(){};if(o("version",16),(document.documentElement.lang||"").toLowerCase().startsWith("es")&&(document.body.classList.add("gps-lang-es"),o("language: spanish")),"1"===t.get("gps_reset"))try{localStorage.removeItem(e),localStorage.removeItem(s),o("localStorage reset")}catch(e){}if(document.querySelector(".NYTApp"))o("hidden: NYTApp context");else{var a=!1;try{a=!!localStorage.getItem(s)}catch(e){}if(a)o("hidden: suppressed via "+s);else{var r=0;try{r=parseInt(localStorage.getItem(e),10)||0}catch(e){}o("impressions so far",r);try{r+=1,localStorage.setItem(e,String(r)),o("impression recorded",r)}catch(e){}document.body.classList.add("gps-show"),o("module shown")}}}().gps-module{display:none;background-color:var(--tpl-color-background-secondary,#f8f8f8);font-family:nyt-cheltenham,georgia,serif;text-al...