The House Oversight and Judiciary Committees on Thursday held Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for failing to provide subpoenaed recordings of President Biden’s meeting with Special Counsel Robert Hur during a classified records investigation. We plan to consider a resolution to ask the question.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) previously threatened to have Garland detained. The Justice Department held Congress in contempt for not producing audio recordings.
The committees will meet at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Capitol.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a meeting with U.S. Attorney Damien 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)
Justice Department won’t submit recorded interview with Biden’s special counsel to Congress
The Justice Department reminded the committee last month that it had produced a transcript of Biden’s meeting with the special counsel and said it would not turn over audio recordings of the meeting.
Comer said Monday that Garland “refused to provide audio files of President Biden’s meeting with the special counsel.”
Republicans are considering charging Attorney General Merrick Garland with contempt of Congress for failing to provide a subpoenaed audio recording of a meeting between President Biden (right) and Special Counsel Robert Hur (left). There is. (Getty Images)
“The House Oversight and Judiciary Committees have issued lawful subpoenas to Attorney General Garland seeking audio recordings of President Biden’s meeting with Special Counsel Ha,” Comer said in a statement Monday. They continue to ignore our subpoenas.” “These audio recordings are critical to the investigation into President Biden’s intentional retention of classified documents and his fitness to serve as President of the United States.”
Comer added: “There must be consequences for failing to respond to a lawful Congressional subpoena, and we intend to charge Attorney General Garland with contempt of Congress.”
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) listens as Attorney General Merrick Garland appears during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
House Republicans threaten to detain AG Garland for contempt of Congress over recording of Biden interview in HUR case
Ha, who? published his report After months of investigation, Trump told the nation in February that he did not recommend criminal charges against Biden for improper handling and storage of classified documents, and that he had no intention of filing charges against Biden even if he was not in the Oval Office. He said no.
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.); (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
These records include classified documents regarding the military and foreign policy of Afghanistan and other countries, including records related to national security and foreign policy, which are classified as “classified”. “sources and methods of information,” Heo said.
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In his report, Hoar described Biden as a “sympathetic and well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory,” a description that raises serious concerns about Biden’s 2024 re-election campaign. .
Republicans originally subpoenaed Garland for audio recordings in March and set an April 8 deadline for them to be submitted.
