Former President Joe Biden has sued the Justice Department seeking to block the release of files related to interviews he conducted with a biographer that later became a central part of a special counsel investigation into his handling of classified documents.

The audio recordings of his conversations with the ghostwriter of his 2017 memoir were part of a special counsel probe into his alleged mishandling of classified documents.

Joe Biden sued the Justice Department to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of the former president's interview with a ghostwriter that were obtained by the…

In the lawsuit, Biden argued the recordings contain deeply personal discussions that should remain private.