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President Biden has filed a lawsuit to stop the Justice Department from releasing audio recordings of his memoir interviews, arguing the conversations are private and protected by the Privacy Act; the DOJ argues for transparency, and the dispute underscores ongoing political tensions over Biden's health and memory, as Republicans and allies seek access to the materials in a broader fight over oversight and impeachment considerations.
Lawyers for Rep. Eric Swalwell sent a cease-and-desist to the FBI, seeking to block the release of files from a decade-old investigation into a Chinese fund-raiser linked to the congressman, arguing disclosures would violate his First Amendment rights, longstanding DOJ rules on investigations used to influence elections, and the Privacy Act; the Trump administration had pushed to collect documents from the case, but no charges were brought.
Lawyers for Rep. Eric Swalwell sent a cease-and-desist letter to FBI Director Kash Patel asking the bureau to stop releasing decade-old files involving Swalwell’s alleged ties to a suspected Chinese intelligence operative, in response to a Washington Post report that Patel planned to publish the materials.
Hunter Biden has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, accusing two whistleblowers of unlawfully disclosing his private taxpayer information and waging a campaign to harm him. The whistleblowers had made allegations of mishandling by government prosecutors in the investigation into Hunter Biden, which the Justice Department has denied. Hunter Biden's attorneys argue that the IRS failed to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of his confidential tax information, in violation of the Privacy Act. The lawsuit seeks damages for each unauthorized disclosure, a declaration of the IRS's unlawful disclosure, and access to any documents related to Hunter Biden's tax information.