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The foundation sought them after they were used as part of then-Special Counsel Robert Hur&#8217;s 2023 investigation into Biden&#8217;s handling of classified documents. Hur declined to bring criminal charges.<br \/>The department fought the Heritage Foundation&#8217;s 2024 request for the records as exempt from the Freedom of Information Act until President Donald Trump took office, the lawsuit claims. 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