Conservative group tries to accelerate court fight over Biden-Hur audio

Democrats contend that Republicans want to use the recording as clips for campaign ads.

By Josh Gerstein, Politico, May 17, 2024

A conservative organization is urging a federal judge to speed up a court battle over access to audio recordings of five hours of interviews President Joe Biden had with a special prosecutor who later chose not to recommend criminal charges over allegations Biden mishandled classified information.

Lawyers for the Heritage Foundation argue in a new court filing that Biden’s invocation Thursday of executive privilege in response to a House subpoena for the audio adds urgency to three pending Freedom of Information Act lawsuits seeking the recordings.

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