Audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur leaked.
By — Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz By — Shrai Popat Shrai Popat Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/biden-uses-executive-privilege-block-gop-access-to-special-counsel-interview-audio Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Audio President Biden used executive privilege to deny House Republicans access to audio from his interview with special counsel Robert Hur. The October 2023 interview centered on the president’s handling of classified documents. Republicans requested the audio and planned to hold Attorney General Garland in contempt of Congress for failing to provide it. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Carrie Johnson. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. Amna Nawaz: President Biden today used executive privilege to deny House Republicans access to audio recordings from his interview with special counsel Robert Hur.The October 2023 interview centered on the president's handling of classified documents. Hur's report described the president as a — quote — "sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory."House Republicans, including Representatives Jim Jordan and James Comer, requested the audio and planned to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for failing to provide it.Earlier today, Garland addressed the matter.