Biden blocks release of audio interview with special counsel

The White House is blocking the release of President Biden’s special counsel interview audio. The president has asserted executive privilege over the audio recording of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur about the handling of classified documents. In a letter to GOP lawmakers, the White House counsel says there’s no legitimate purpose for Congress to obtain the audio. The special counsel decided against prosecuting the president for keeping sensitive files, but he also embarrassed the 81-year-old Biden by portraying him as an “elderly man with poor memory.”