Mark Zwonitzer did not have a security clearance when Joe Biden spoke to him.
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The Charlie Kirk ShowJul 30, 2026
The claim that Mark Zwonitzer lacked a security clearance when Biden spoke to him is supported. The House Judiciary report says it is undisputed that Zwonitzer lacked any national security credentials or clearance when Biden transmitted classified information to him, and Special Counsel Hur's findings, as quoted by Newsweek, say Zwonitzer had never held a clearance.
What was said
… It ties into something else the Oversight Project did, which was to expose that Biden's presidency was really an auto-pren presidency, which is why President Trump has, as a picture of Biden in the colonnade, an actual auto-pren rather than Biden's picture. And it also revealed that he disclosed national security information to his ghostwriter, Mark Swanizer, who did not have a clearance. And then the last thing is, you know, as you alluded to, Andrew, we need to have accountability for this. There's nothing about Her's decision not to prosecute that is set in stone. It can be revisited. It should be revisited. …
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Supports. The House Judiciary Committee report states that it is undisputed that, when Biden revealed and transmitted classified information to Zwonitzer, Zwonitzer lacked any national security credentials or clearance.[2]
Supports. Special Counsel Hur's report, as quoted by Newsweek, says Biden knew Zwonitzer had 'never held a security clearance' and was not familiar with restrictions on handling classified material.[4]
Supports. The House committee report on the contempt resolution, citing Hur's report, describes Biden's meetings and readings from classified notes with Zwonitzer in 2017, after Biden left the vice presidency.[3]
Context. AP reporting on the House Judiciary contempt vote describes Zwonitzer as having had access to classified material, which is consistent with the lack of a clearance.[1]
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4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 primary, 1 not rated
- 1Republicans advance contempt charges against Biden's ghostwriter for refusing to turn over recordsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 21docs.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3H. Rept. 118-628 - RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FIND MARK ZWONITZER IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS FOR REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH A SUBPOENA DULY ISSUED BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARYcongress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Five Key Takeaways From Joe Biden’s Classified Documents Reportnewsweek.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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