Trump Attacks Biden After Ex-President Sues To Block DOJ’s Release Of His Audio Recordings

BreakingBusinessTrump Attacks Biden After Ex-President Sues To Block DOJ’s Release Of His Audio RecordingsBySiladitya Ray,Forbes Staff. Siladitya Ray is a New Delhi-based Forbes news team reporter.Follow AuthorMay 27, 2026, 03:23am EDTToplineFormer President Joe Biden sued the Justice Department in federal court on Tuesday to block the release of audio recordings linked to the special counsel probe into his handling of classified documents, prompting President Donald Trump to attack him.Former U.S. President Joe Biden sued to block the DOJ from releasing his private transcripts and recordings that were part of a special counsel probe into his alleged mishandling of classified documents.Getty ImagesKey FactsIn a suit filed in a federal court in DC, the former president is seeking to block the release of recordings and transcripts of his conversations with the ghostwriter of his 2017 memoir, “Promise Me, Dad”.Special Counsel Robert Hur had obtained these recordings as part of his probe into Biden’s alleged mishandling of classified documents from his time as vice president and senator.The filing seeks to block the DOJ’s plan to disclose “President Biden’s private information” to the House Judiciary Committee and the conservative Heritage Foundation, which had filed a FOIA request for the same information.The filing argues that every American, a former Vice President, has a right to privacy “in the personal conversations he has within his own home.”The Justice Department had previously withheld the release of these clips and transcripts, arguing they were exempt from disclosure, but the Trump DOJ plans to release them on June 15, according to the suit. if (!window.cnxel) { window.cnxel = {}; window.cnxel.cmd = []; var iframe = document.createElement('iframe'); iframe.style.display = 'none'; iframe.onload = function() { var iframeDoc = iframe.contentWindow.document; var script = iframeDoc.createElement('script'); script.src = '//cd.elements.video/player.js?cid=62cec241-...