Republicans in Congress hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt in connection with the investigation of Biden’s handling of classified documents
Attorney General Merrick Garland is sworn in as he testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Department of Justice on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 4. The Republican-controlled House voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress — a politically charged broadside against the Biden administration that comes a day after Garland’s Justice Department won a conviction against Biden’s son Hunter on felony gun charges.
Republicans said Garland was in contempt of Congress for not turning over audiotapes of an interview with President Biden conducted last year by special counsel Robert K. Hur. The Justice Department had previously provided lawmakers with a transcript of that interview but refused to turn over the audiotapes, invoking executive privilege and saying it would set a bad precedent to share such audio for future high-profile cases that do not lead to criminal charges.
Republicans are “on a single-minded quest to follow every right-wing conspiracy theory in the vain hope that it might lead to some evidence of wrongdoing,” Nadler said. “And what exactly have they delivered to the American people on their investment? Nothing.”
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