House Republicans Sue Garland for Tapes of Hur Interview With Biden

The lawsuit also asks the court to require DOJ to hand over the audio of Mr. Hur’s interview with President Biden’s ghostwriter, Mark Zwonitzer.

Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies during a hearing by the House Judiciary Committee in Washington on June 4, 2024. Allison Bailey/Middle East Images via AFP

House Republicans filed a lawsuit on July 1 against Attorney General Merrick Garland, seeking to force the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release the audiotapes of special counsel Robert Hur’s interview with President Joe Biden in his classified documents probe.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, also asks the court to require the DOJ to hand over the audio of Mr. Hur’s interview with President Biden’s ghostwriter, Mark Zwonitzer, who wrote two memoirs for him.