Appeals Court Clears Biden Interview Release

A divided U.

S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that redacted recordings and transcripts of Joe Biden’s pre-presidential interviews with memoir writer Mark Zwonitzer can be disclosed, finding that public interest outweighs the asserted privacy concerns. Biden subsequently withdrew his lawsuit, clearing the way for release to a Republican-led congressional committee and other parties. The dispute centers on how much privacy protection should apply to personal conversations obtained during a federal investigation and later sought for public or congressional review.