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The Trump administration is considering releasing the audiotape of former President Joe Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur, sources familiar with the matter confirm to ABC News.

Trump's White House lawyers were provided the audiotape by the Department of Justice weeks ago, the sources said.

The release would come as the administration is simultaneously fighting to keep former special counsel Jack Smith's report on President Trump's handling of classified documents under wraps.

Hur's yearlong probe into Biden's handling of classified documents ended with no criminal charges being recommended because the evidence wasn't sufficient to support a conviction. However, the 388-page report Hur released created a political firestorm as the special counsel described Biden as someone who could appear to a jury as an "elderly man with a poor memory." Hur repeatedly pointed to moments from his interview where he said Biden appeared to have trouble remembering the years that he served as vice president and when his son Beau Biden died.

-ABC News' Katherine Faulders and Rachel Scott

President Donald Trump criticized Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday, calling him a "FOOL, who doesn’t have a clue," for yesterday's decision not to lower rates.

Trump argued that it was the right time to lower interest rates.

"Oil and Energy way down, almost all costs (groceries and “eggs”) down, virtually NO INFLATION, Tariff Money Pouring Into the U.S. — THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF “TOO LATE!” Trump added in the post on his Truth Social media platform.

The post comes as Trump has waged a pressure campaign on the Fed chair to lower rates. The Fed on Wednesday attributed its decision to leave rates unchanged in part to “uncertainty” about the economic outlook.

-ABC News’ Michelle Stoddart

Donald Trump posted about a trade deal with the United Kingdom on Truth Social Thursday morning, saying "the agreement with the United Kingdom is a full and comprehensive one that will cement the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom for many years to come."

"Because of our long time history and allegiance together, it is a great honor to have the United Kingdom as our FIRST announcement," Trump said. "Many other deals, which are in serious stages of negotiation, to follow!"

No details were given on the trade deal, which is expected to be announced in a news conference at 10 a.m. in the Oval Office.

President Donald Trump is expected to announce a trade deal with the United Kingdom on Thursday morning, according to sources familiar with the matter.

The details of the agreement were not immediately clear. This will mark the first agreement after Trump imposed steep tariffs on dozens of trading partners.

It comes as Trump said on social media he would announce a "MAJOR TRADE DEAL WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF A BIG, AND HIGHLY RESPECTED, COUNTRY."

The White House didn't immediately respond to ABC's request for comment.

-ABC News' Rachel Scott and Katherine Faulders