US judge rejects Joe Biden’s lawsuit asking to withhold memoir recordings
Biden, a former Democratic president, argued that releasing the recordings would violate his right to privacy.

Biden, a former Democratic president, argued that releasing the recordings would violate his right to privacy.



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