Biden asserts executive privilege over recordings from classified documents probe

The White House asserted executive privilege over recordings related to Special Councel Robert Hur's depositions of Biden and his ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer.

"It is the longstanding position of the executive branch held by administrations of both parties that an official who asserts the President’s claim of executive privilege cannot be prosecuted for criminal contempt of Congress."

The executive privilege, according to the letter, also includes interviews between Biden and ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer. 

"The audio recordings of your interview and Mr. Zwonitzer's interview fall within the scope of executive privilege. Production of these recordings to the Committees would raise an unacceptable risk of undermining the Department's ability to conduct similar high-profile criminal investigations--in particular, investigations where the voluntary cooperation of White House officials is exceedingly important," Attorney General Merrick Garland wrote to Biden in a letter obtained by Fox News.