Republicans Threaten Contempt Vote Against Merrick Garland Over Robert Hur Material

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Source: Huff Post

Mar 25, 2024, 03:07 PM EDT


WASHINGTON — House Republicans are threatening to hold U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress if he doesn’t hand over material from the Justice Department’s recent investigation of President Joe Biden.

In a letter to Garland on Monday, House Oversight Committee chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and Judiciary Committee chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) demanded the Justice Department hand over audio of former special counsel Robert Hur interviewing Biden about his mishandling of classified documents.

“If you fail to do so, the Committees will consider taking further action, such as the invocation of contempt of Congress proceedings,” the letter says.

In their initial subpoena for Hur’s investigative material last month, Republicans especially wanted the transcript of Hur’s interview with Biden, since Hur said the president came off as “an “elderly man with a poor memory.” The Justice Department handed over the transcript shortly before Hur testified before Jordan’s committee, but Republicans are now insisting they also get audio of the interview plus audio and transcripts of Hur’s interviews with Mark Zwonitzer, the ghostwriter of Biden’s 2017 memoir.

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[Raven123]

1. Lets hope Garland holds his ground.

We all know what Comer and Jordan are capable of doing.

[Basic LA]

3. Their idea of governing.

Sham investigations and performative hijinks.

[kelly1mm]

4. Seems both parties don't understand the futility of holding the AG in contempt of congress.

This will make the 3rd straight AG held in contempt which will produce absolutely nothing as the AG is the one that determines if actual criminal charges are brought. I assume just like Barr and Holder before, Garland will not choose to press charges against himself.