**BREAKING: Biden DOJ Claims Audiotapes 'Could Be Doctored' to Block Release, Lawyers Ask Why That Didn't Stop Them Recording a Sitting President**
In a stunning legal pivot, the Biden Department of Justice is now arguing to a federal judge that releasing audio of the president’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur could “spur deepfakes and manipulated audio” -- effectively suggesting the White House can’t trust the very devices it used to record a commander-in-chief.
The DOJ is fighting a Judicial Watch lawsuit for the tapes of Biden’s October 2023 interviews about classified document handling. They’ve already released a transcript, but are now deploying a novel "deepfake deterrence" argument to keep the audio hidden.
Legal scholars are asking the obvious question: if the government is this worried about audio manipulation, why did they make a recording in the first place? And who benefits from keeping the *tone* of the president’s answers -- his pauses, sighs, and verbal stumbles -- out of public view just months before an election?
Meanwhile, whistleblowers claim the real fear isn't AI deepfakes, but the original recording itself -- suggesting Biden’s actual voice may reveal mental acuity concerns that the sanitized transcript conveniently glossed over.
The judge is expected to rule this week. Stay tuned.