Judge Says DOJ Can Hand Biden Recordings to Heritage Foundation

A federal judge in Washington denied former President Joe Biden’s request to block the Justice Department from turning over tapes and transcripts of interviews he privately recorded almost a decade ago to a conservative advocacy group, but will temporarily bar the release while he appeals.

The Justice Department is poised to produce the materials to the Heritage Foundation. US District Judge Dabney Friedrich on Friday rejected Biden’s request for an indefinite order halting the disclosure while he presses his claims to keep the materials out of the public eye.

Biden’s lawyers immediately alerted the judge that they intend ...