New Transcript Details Biden's Handling of Classified Records
The 266-page transcript fleshes out the narrative of how Mark Zwonitzer ended up entangled in the investigation.
US President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. He insisted his memory is “fine” and lambasted a DOJ report on his handling of classified information.
Photographer: Samuel Corum/SipaHello FOIA Files readers! This is a special edition of the newsletter (in lieu of my regular Friday one) to accommodate some breaking news. Late last night, the Department of Justice turned over a key transcript from interviews it conducted as part of its investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents. If you haven’t yet, sign up now to get FOIA Files in your email inbox.
Early last year Biden’s ghostwriter, Mark Zwonitzer, told FBI agents and prosecutors working for Special Counsel Robert Hur that he destroyed some of the recordings of interviews he conducted with Biden. According to newly released records from the DOJ, Zwonitzer said he “was concerned about the possibility of being hacked” and worried the audio would “spread all over the place.”