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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.
A new legal filing in the case against Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey reveals that a confidential informant made recordings of conversations and shared details about the bribery investigation with investigators. The court document offers new details about the evidence the government relied on when charging Mr. Menendez, his wife, and three New Jersey businessmen with participating in a vast, yearslong bribery conspiracy, including a small dinner meeting with ties to Egypt.
Audio recordings obtained by the Associated Press reveal how the Mormon church, officially known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, employs a risk management playbook to keep child sexual abuse cases secret. The recordings show how the church discouraged a bishop from testifying in a child sex abuse trial, offered hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for a confidentiality agreement, and urged the destruction of recordings made by the victims. The church's actions allowed a former bishop accused of sexually abusing his daughter to avoid prosecution and continue practicing dentistry.
A documentary about Otto Klemperer, a renowned conductor who died 50 years ago, sheds light on his unique approach to music. Klemperer was not interested in sentimentality or rhetoric, but rather focused on the signification of the form of music. His recordings, released by Warner to mark the anniversary of his death, continue to stun listeners with their radical and distinctive interpretations. Despite facing mental illness, exile, and other tribulations, Klemperer's dedication to upending tradition and his unwavering commitment to the music remain evident in his performances.
FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate denied having any knowledge about the existence of audio recordings of President Biden and a Ukrainian businessman who allegedly bribed him while he was vice president. Sen. Chuck Grassley accused the FBI of redacting information about the recordings from an informant file alleging a $5 million bribery scheme that the bureau allowed House Oversight Committee members to read last week. Grassley alleges that there are 15 tapes of first son Hunter Biden and two of Joe Biden being bribed from 2015 and 2016 that the Ukrainian businessman said he kept as “insurance.”
A Ukrainian businessman allegedly has 15 audio recordings of Hunter Biden and two of Joe Biden, according to a whistleblower who reported President Biden's alleged role in a bribery scheme. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley accused the FBI of needlessly redacting information about the recordings from a file shared with House lawmakers. The FBI's alleged disinterest in the Biden bribery allegation contrasts sharply with its treatment of former President Donald Trump, Grassley said. It's unclear if the FBI has possession of any of the purported tapes.
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley claims that a foreign national at the center of bribery allegations against Joe Biden has kept 17 audio recordings of phone calls as an "insurance policy." The FD-1023 memo allegedly details a $5 million "arrangement" for an exchange of money for policy decisions between then-Vice President Joe Biden and the foreign national. Grassley claims the foreign national has 15 recordings of phone calls with Hunter and two with Joe. The form also indicates that then-Vice President Joe Biden may have been involved in Burisma employing Hunter Biden.
Three albums featuring performances by jazz legends Sonny Stitt, Shirley Scott, and Walter Bishop Jr. have been released after years of work by producer Zev Feldman and musician Cory Weeds. The recordings were made at the Famous Ballroom in Baltimore, where the Left Bank Jazz Society held concerts from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s. The society recorded hundreds of shows, but only about a dozen had been released commercially until now. The newly-released records are a tribute to the history of the Famous Ballroom and the Left Bank Jazz Society, as well as the artists themselves.