New Delhi, July 28 -- A number of audio recordings of former US President Joe Biden, which he had tried to keep private for several years, have now been released, CBS News reported Monday (local time).

The audio recordings, which are around 70 hours in total, were cited in a special counsel report in 2024, which claimed that the former President had kept a sizeable number of notes at his home which contained classified information.

CBS News, which got access to the recordings, reveals that Biden is heard in the tapes telling his ghostwriter, Mark Zwonitzer, "Some of this may be classified . So, be careful. I'm not sure ... It's not marked classified but -"

He is also heard saying at another point, "The next thing I have here is, um, th...