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- 0:00[SPEAKER_00]: The audio tapes Joe Biden fought to keep private have been released, revealing startling information about the former president.
- 0:08[SPEAKER_00]: In these tapes, Biden casually admitted to a ghost writer, I just found all the classified stuff downstairs.
- 0:16[SPEAKER_00]: This shocking admission has drawn criticism, as many see it as a betrayal of his country.
- 0:22[SPEAKER_00]: The discussions come from interviews with Mark Lewis-Wannitzer, who worked on Biden's
- 0:30[SPEAKER_00]: During these interviews, Biden expressed his disdain for then-president Barack Obama, revealing a complicated past.
- 0:38[SPEAKER_00]: Critics have also noted Biden's repeated memory lapses and long pauses, highlighting concerns about his cognitive health.
- 0:47[SPEAKER_00]: Biden's comment, some of this may be classified so be careful, raises significant security questions.
- 0:54[SPEAKER_00]: Presidential historian Leon Waigena, stated that Biden should be prosecuted for hiding top secret documents.
- 1:02[SPEAKER_00]: Waigena called it one of the biggest breaches of national security in living memory.
- 1:07[SPEAKER_00]: On the tapes, Biden also struggles with forgetting dates, saying, Oh gosh, I can't think of what it is.
- 1:15[SPEAKER_00]: The tapes, which total roughly 70 hours, were released after a court decision when against Biden's wishes.
- 1:22[SPEAKER_00]: The conservative Heritage Foundations Oversight Project obtained the tapes, leading to public scrutiny.
- 1:29[SPEAKER_00]: Mike Howell, President of the Oversight Project, remarked that the tapes sound like Biden is buffering.
- 1:36[SPEAKER_00]: Biden also mentioned past disagreements with Obama, regarding economic policies, post the 2008 financial meltdown.
- 1:45[SPEAKER_00]: He suggested that Obama and his AIDS were influenced by Silicon Valley views,