Biden’s Ghostwriter Tapes LEAKED!

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Former President Joe Biden fights to bury 70 hours of audio tapes capturing him sharing classified secrets with his ghostwriter, raising explosive questions about national security cover-ups and selective transparency.[5][1]

Story Snapshot

Trump administration pushes to release 70 hours of Biden-ghostwriter audio obtained by Special Counsel Robert Hur’s investigators.[5]
Biden’s team intervenes in court, claiming no public interest and political motivation behind the disclosure.[5]
Ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer deleted recordings weeks after Hur’s 2023 appointment, despite their evidentiary value on classified discussions.[2][3][5]
Hur’s report details Biden reading classified Afghanistan notes verbatim to uncleared Zwonitzer at least three times.[5]
House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed Zwonitzer for failing to produce the materials voluntarily.[4]

Biden’s Legal Push to Block Audio Release

Former President Joe Biden directs lawyers to intervene in litigation against the Department of Justice (DOJ) plan. The Trump administration seeks to disclose 70 hours of audio from Biden’s talks with ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer. These recordings emerged from Special Counsel Robert Hur’s probe into classified documents found in Biden’s Delaware garage and a think tank office.[5] Biden’s spokesperson TJ Ducklo states the tapes were provided conditionally, not for public release. Ducklo accuses the move of politics, not transparency.[5]

Hur’s team obtained the audio during the 2023-2024 investigation. Classified materials included notes on the U.S. military surge in Afghanistan. DOJ under Attorney General Merrick Garland previously opposed similar Hur interview audio releases, citing weaponization risks.[5] Now, post-2025 transition, the dynamic flips as Republicans demand access.[5]

Ghostwriter Deletes Recordings Post-Special Counsel Appointment

Mark Zwonitzer, author assisting Biden’s 2017 memoir “Promise Me, Dad,” deleted numerous audio files of their conversations. He acted weeks after Hur’s January 2023 appointment. Zwonitzer cited hacking fears and privacy concerns in a July 2023 investigator interview.[2] Hur testified Zwonitzer “slid those files into his recycle bin.” The recordings held “significant evidentiary value,” capturing Biden post-vice presidency.[3][5]

Hur’s February 2024 report notes Biden read classified notebook passages “nearly verbatim, sometimes for an hour or more,” at least three times to Zwonitzer. Topics covered executive military decisions. Despite this, Hur found insufficient proof of criminal intent, citing Biden’s cooperation and memory issues.[5] Zwonitzer preserved incriminating transcripts, aiding investigators.[2][5]

Hur Investigation Details Classified Sharing and No Charges

Investigators discovered classified documents in Biden’s Penn Biden Center office and Wilmington home. Notebooks contained sensitive Afghanistan surge information, posing “serious” national security risks if exposed.[5] Biden reportedly said he “just found all the classified stuff downstairs” in 2017, per audio. In Hur’s interview, Biden repeatedly responded “I don’t remember” to questions about sharing with Zwonitzer.[4][5]

Hur declined charges against Biden, stating evidence failed to prove willful retention or disclosure. DOJ policy also barred prosecuting a sitting president. Hur viewed Zwonitzer’s deletions as non-obstructive, given preserved materials and innocent explanations.[5] Common sense questions this: why delete right after a probe launches, even if no charges followed?[5]

Biden Moves to Block Release of 70 Hours of Audio Recordings With Ghostwriter https://t.co/p6uykSoiyY

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Republicans like Rep. Jim Jordan highlight Biden’s $8 million memoir advance as motive to bend rules. Jordan claims Biden shared classified info for book profit.[3] Facts align with conservative values of accountability—transparency serves the public when national security hangs in balance.[3][5]

Congressional Subpoena and Broader Transparency Fight

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan subpoenaed Zwonitzer in March 2024. Zwonitzer failed to provide transcripts or recordings despite Hur referencing them. The committee seeks full context on Biden’s handling.[4] Biden’s block echoes his 2024 executive privilege claim on Hur interview audio, upheld then by Garland’s DOJ.

This clash foreshadows courts deciding if 70 hours see daylight. Public interest surges given deletions’ timing and classified content. Releasing could reveal unfiltered Biden on security matters, testing claims of politics versus accountability. Conservatives see hypocrisy in Biden’s transparency demands elsewhere.[5][4]