US House holds attorney general in contempt for withholding Biden audio
Move comes just weeks after White House blocked release of recording to lawmakers
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Move comes just weeks after White House blocked release of recording to lawmakers
Republicans had demanded that the Justice Department turn over audio of President Joe Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur, saying transcripts weren't sufficient.
The House voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden's interview in his classified documents case.
The House has voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview in his classified documents case. It is a move that comes just weeks after the White House blocked release of the recording to lawmakers. The contempt action represents House Republicans’ latest and strongest rebuke of the Justice Department and of Garland’s leadership. And it's playing out against the backdrop of an extraordinary conflict over the rule of law that has animated the presidential campaign. But it is unlikel...
The House voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden's interview in his classified documents case.