Scott Wong is a senior congressional reporter for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in 'inherent contempt' for failing to turn over the audiotapes of President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur. The “privileged” resolution, authored by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican and Donald Trump ally, had called for the House to impose a $10,000 daily fine on Garland for each day he fails to hand over the audiotapes.
Republicans have sought audio of Biden's interview with Hur, who was appointed by Garland to lead the investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents from his days in the Senate and when he was vice president. While he said Biden’s practices “present serious risks to national security,” Hur did not bring charges against the president, in part, because the president could portray himself as an “elderly man with a poor memory” who would be sympathetic to a jury.
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