Nearly three hours of newly released audio recordings capture Joe Biden, then Vice President and later a presidential candidate, openly acknowledging that he was sharing classified information with his ghostwriter while working on his memoir, Promise Me, Dad."
The recordings, taken from interviews in 2016 and 2017 between Biden and writer Mark Zwonitzer, reveal Biden explicitly flagging sensitive material, according to The Post Millennial. In a November 3, 2016 session, while still serving as Vice President, Biden can be heard stating, and then, uh, the next thing I have here is, um, this is classified.
The pattern continued after he left office, raising serious questions about his handling of government secrets outside secure channels. In an April 24, 2017 interview, Biden again appeared to recognize the sensitivity of what he was disclosing, remarking, Some of this may be classified so be careful with it.
Beyond the apparent mishandling of classified information, the tapes also capture troubling moments of confusion from the man who would later seek the presidency. In one 2017 exchange, Biden faltered mid-conversation, saying, I was going to ask you something else. Uh. Um. Oh gosh. I can't think what it is.
Days later, during another interview, Biden struggled to recall a prior meeting, admitting, Its confusing me. His assistant ultimately had to step in to steer him back to the topic at hand, a scene likely to intensify ongoing concerns on the right about his fitness for office and the double standard in how classified document cases are treated compared with those involving President Donald Trump.
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