The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday released former President Biden’s interview with former special counsel Robert Hur, bringing to a close a lengthy battle to quash the audio amid broader concerns over the former president’s health.

The Justice Department has already released a transcript of Biden’s conversation with the special counsel, which shows him struggling to recall certain details but engaging at length over more than five hours of interviews.

The release of the full audio offers a greater public view of those exchanges at a time when the former president’s mental sharpness while in office has come under renewed scrutiny ahead of the release of a new book about his decision to seek reelection in 2024 and later drop out.

The audio depicts Biden’s soft speaking tone and periodic pauses as he attempted to recall........

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