Trump administration officials are preparing to release the unredacted recording of Hur’s interview with Joe Biden, in which he explained how documents containing classified national secrets were piled up in his home garage.
The interview, based on transcripts released the following March, indicated that Biden had no idea how the productions got there and appeared confused.
Hur even declined to bring charges against Biden, concluding that a jury would be sympathetic to a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.”
The description of Biden as a frail and forgetful 81-year-old became one of the devastating blows that ended his reelection campaign.
Democrats have since blocked the release of the tapes, but they may finally see the light of day.
The interview also destroyed the media narrative that Biden had the mental stamina to serve another four years in the world’s most demanding job.
While the details of the pending release are still in flux, the Biden camp is preparing for a major confrontation.
The decision of whether to release the tapes also operates under a deadline set by a Freedom of Information Act request filed by conservative legal groups, set for May 20.
The Justice Department has been ordered by a judge to declare whether it still stands by that decision.
At the time, Biden’s administration argued that the policy would chill witnesses participating in other high-profile federal investigations.
Republicans have long sought access to the tapes, which they say further elucidate the mental decline Biden suffered from and which members of his administration covered up.
“The Hur audio will confirm what is one of the biggest cover ups in American history,” Mike Davis, an occasional advisor to President Donald Trump, told the outlet.
While House Republicans don’t appear to be part of the group pushing for the tapes’ release, Democrats at the time fought against the release of the tapes and accused the GOP of seeking to spin the audio into attack ads the following year.
As we reported in 2023, the transcript for Special Counsel Bob Hur’s interview with Biden showed the president made “car noises” before wandering off-topic about a man losing his penis and testicles.
“And the worst part was, they said I couldn’t drive it outside the driveway. It’s a long driveway. So I’d get to the bottom of the driveway, tack it up to about four grand (indiscernible) (makes car sound) (indiscernible) (laughter),” it quoted Biden.
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