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the breaking news. okay. and just moments, attorney general merrick garland, who will defend the justice department before congress. these are some live pictures from inside the room. house republicans want to hold him in contempt for refusing to turn over recordings of president biden's interview with special counsel robert hur garland is expected to push back though, including on the accusation that the doj is targeting donald trump for political purposes. joining me now cnn's lauren fox on capitol hill and cnn's katelyn polantz in washington okay. so lauren, do we know what the attorney general plans to say? >> yeah. we are getting an early glimpse of what he's opening statement is going to be in just a few minutes. allison, he is expected to tell house republicans and house democrats on this committee that nothing he is doing is intended to go after president trump, that the people who worked at the justice department are making decisions based on the law. he's expected to say that certain members of