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Newly released Biden audio recordings include references to ‘classified’ material and struggles with memory

  • Audio tapes released of Joe Biden's interviews with his ghostwriter show him casually sharing old vice‑presidential notes — with redacted classified passages — and stumbling over dates and names, fueling questions about his memory.
  • The recordings were made public by the right‑wing Oversight Project (Heritage Foundation) after a legal fight with the Justice Department; Biden dropped his challenge to the release.
  • Beyond the classified-materials snippets, the clips include conversational anecdotes — Biden recalling clashes with Obama on economic policy, thoughts on Silicon Valley, and behind‑the‑scenes discussion of a possible 2016 White House run.
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