New Revelations on Biden's Ghostwriter and Classified Material Raise Transparency Concerns
- Department of Justice found transcripts created by Robert Hur regarding Biden biographer.
- Transcripts were used to conclude that Biden is perceived as a 'well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory'.
- The discovery sheds new light on the perception of President Biden.
Mark Zwonitzer, the ghostwriter of President Biden's memoir "Promise Me, Dad," has come under scrutiny following a subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee. The committee sought documents and recordings related to Biden, prompting calls for greater transparency regarding the President's competency. Oversight Project counsel Kyle Brosnan revealed that transcripts of interviews between Biden and Zwonitzer exist, which include discussions of classified material. These transcripts were reportedly used by Special Counsel Robert Hur to conclude that Biden is a "well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory." The discovery of these transcripts has led to ongoing negotiations between the Oversight Project and the Justice Department (DOJ) about how to proceed with the case. Brosnan noted that the DOJ's previous claims regarding the absence of verbatim transcripts from Zwonitzer's recordings have been challenged, raising questions about the accuracy of their representations. The complexity of the materials involved suggests that processing them will take considerable time. Additionally, Brosnan highlighted a significant legal issue regarding the Biden administration's assertion of executive privilege over the Hur tapes. Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, whose 2008 memo was cited by the administration to support its privilege claim, has since stated that the Biden administration's argument is "flawed." The DOJ has refrained from commenting on the matter, leaving the situation shrouded in uncertainty as the Oversight Project seeks clarity on the implications of these findings.