Biden's office was concerned about 'political sensitivities' of releasing Senate papers, 2010 email reveals

The counsel's office of Vice President Biden was concerned about "political sensitivities" that could arise from the release of his Senate papers

"As you can see, the terms contained in the current draft are very favorable to the University," Oyama wrote. "Cynthia [Hogan] also asked me to note that due to the political sensitivities associated with any public release of the Vice President’s Senate papers, both the Office of the Vice President and the White House will have strong views on some of these items, especially those related to the timing and scope of any public release."

The email went on to list some sections that needed to be reviewed, including "Property ownership," "Timing of archival processing and public release," "Opportunity for review prior to release," and "Scope."