The Department of Justice (DOJ) has refused to provide the House with a recording of a meeting between President Joe Biden and former special counsel Robert Hur.
Her is appointed Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered an investigation into Biden’s illegal possession of classified government documents while in office after he left office as vice president and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Mr. Xu rejected the recommendation for charges against Mr. Biden, but after issuing his statement. report House Republicans requested an audio recording of the press conference, which suggested his memory was failing, but the Justice Department declined to provide it on Monday, according to a letter sent to the House Judiciary and Oversight and Accountability Committees. (Related article: ‘Congenital liar’: Democrats’ version of special counsel’s report on Biden doesn’t add up, legal expert says)
“The committee has already received special consideration of the minutes, which will give you the information you need. Going further by creating an audio file will help future prosecutors receive this level of cooperation.” “This would further increase the likelihood that we would not be able to secure it,” Carlos Felipe Uriarte, assistant attorney general for legislative affairs, wrote in a letter denying the committee’s request. “[Prosecutors] It may be difficult to obtain consent for an interview at all. It is clearly not in the public interest for such cooperation with prosecutors and investigators to cease in the future. ”
Read a copy of the letter here.
Letter to Legs to Jim Jordan and James Comer of the Department of Justice AAG.Carlos Uriarte Case April 8, 2024 by Daily Caller News Foundation On Scribd
The Department of Justice indicated that the committee had no legitimate purpose for requesting the information. “While the committee correctly noted that the Constitution implicitly gives Congress “broad” and “essential” powers to seek information when motivated by legitimate investigative purposes; Neither branch has the constitutional authority to seek a dispute for the sake of dispute,” Uriarte wrote.
The committee is reportedly Axios said it is considering starting a contempt lawsuit against Garland if the recordings are not provided. The White House did not respond to requests for comment.
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