Three different entities' FOIA request for the recording of Special Counsel Robert Hur's interview with President Biden were combined, then plaintiffs sought an accelerated briefing schedule.
The Justice Department faced criticism on Friday for pushing back on a federal court's order to expedite the timeline for determining whether recordings of President Biden's interviews with then-Special Counsel Robert Hur should be released. The situation developed after advocacy groups filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the recording last month.
Kyle Brosnan, an attorney and chief counsel for the Oversight Project called the Justice Department's arguments for what he said was originally roughly an August briefing schedule 'absurd,' telling Fox News Digital on Friday that it is in the public interest to have the tapes released promptly. While the Oversight Project, Judicial Watch and CNN had their FOIA suits merged, Brosnan said each plaintiff can continue to independently file its own briefs and motions.
In a published response to the ruling, Judicial Watch called Justice Department objections 'yet another brazen cover up,' alleging a 'political gambit.' In his ruling this week, text of which was obtained by Fox News Digital, Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the government to file any oppositional motion for summary judgment – a motion to decide claims without holding a trial – by May 31.
President Biden himself, you know, in response to questions about his mental capabilities, has said to ‘watch me’. Well, if we had the ability to listen to him, we could put this dispute to bed,' Brosnan said. In a statement published by the Washington Times, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian Boyton said plaintiff CNN 'is not entitled to any documents or information exempt from disclosure under the FOIA.
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