CNN sues for access to tape of Biden’s interview with investigators in classified docs probe
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CNN has sued for access to recordings of federal investigators’ interview with President Joe Biden in the now-closed probe over his handling of classified documents.
CNN has sued for access to recordings of federal investigators’ interview with President Joe Biden in the now-closed probe over his handling of classified documents. The interview has become one of the most notable and politically controversial parts of special counsel Robert Hur’s investigation, which concluded there wasn’t enough evidence to charge Biden with criminal mishandling of records after his vice presidency. In a final report, Hur called Biden, 81, “a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.” The Justice Department released transcripts of Biden’s interview after Hur’s report was made public in February, but the department also has recordings. Hur, who has since left the DOJ, spoke about the importance of the audio recordings of Biden at a recent congressional hearing, saying he considered them as evidence shaping his decision not to charge. “Without access to any of the interview records, the press and public initially could not form their own conclusions about Hur’s characterization of Biden. … Transcripts, however, are no substitute for recordings,” attorneys for CNN wrote in a court filing with the DC District Court on Thursday. The extraordinary interview is the only time in decades that a sitting president has agreed to be interviewed by a prosecutor who was looking at potential charges against him.
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