The White House told Republicans hoping to investigate President Joe Biden that their requests for information for probes, including on the Afghanistan withdrawal, are improper until those lawmakers take over the House.
WASHINGTON - The White House on Thursday told Republicans hoping to investigate President Joe Biden that their requests for information for probes, including on the Afghanistan withdrawal, are improper until those lawmakers take over the House next month.
Sauber told Representatives James Comer and Jim Jordan in separate letters that their demands "were not made as part of the congressional oversight process" and suggested that they would not be honored yet. "Should the Committee issue similar or other requests in the 118th Congress, we will review and respond to them in good faith, consistent with the needs and obligations of both branches," Sauber wrote. "We expect the new Congress will undertake its oversight responsibilities in the same spirit of good faith."
Democrats, who retain control of the White House and Senate, are working to aggressively contest those investigations.
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