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Joe Biden interviews with memoir ghostwriter reveal him discussing sensitive information
Summary by The Odessa Editorial Desk BILL BARROW, Associated Press , as published by Yourbasin / Big 2 KMID + Fox 24 KPEJ (Nexstar)
· July 28, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway The recordings took place before his 2020 presidential election.
Audio tapes have been released by a conservative activist group, showing Joe Biden discussing sensitive information with a biographer. The recordings took place before his 2020 presidential election. The released audio spans about three hours, accompanied by 117 pages of transcripts.
Many parts of the transcripts have been redacted. Further details on the content of the tapes and transcripts are available from the source, including the full extent of the information shared by Biden during the interviews.
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Category: government Published: July 28, 2026 Source: Yourbasin / Big 2 KMID + Fox 24 KPEJ (Nexstar) Reading time: 1 min
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