House Republicans are calling Attorney General Merrick Garland to Congress over the Justice Department’s failure to produce subpoenaed audio recordings of President Biden’s interviews with former special counsel Robert Hur as part of an investigation into its handling of classified records. He is threatening to prosecute him for contempt.
Fox News Digital obtained a letter sent to Garland on Monday by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). .
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a meeting with U.S. Attorney Damian Williams (not pictured) and federal, state, and local law enforcement leaders on November 27, 2023, in New York City. (Eduardo Muñoz/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
“The Department continues to withhold additional materials in response to the committee’s subpoena, particularly the audio recording of Special Counsel Hur’s interview with President Biden, and the recording and audio recording of Special Counsel Hur’s meeting with Mr. Zwonitzer.” ” Comer and Jordan wrote. “The February 27th subpoena imposes a legal obligation on you to produce this material.”
Comer and Jordan said they expect Garland to “create all responsive materials no later than April 8, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.”
“If they do not, the committee will consider further action, including invoking contempt of Congress,” they wrote.
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