US House to vote on holding Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress
Resolution concerns attorney general’s refusal to turn over audio of Biden interview in his classified-documents caseThe House is expected Wednesday to vote on a resolution holding the attorney general, Merrick Garland, in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of Joe Biden’s interview in his classified-documents case, 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, playing out against the backdrop of an extraordinary conflict over the rule of law that has animated the 2024 presidential campaign. Republicans have denounced the pending criminal cases into former president Donald Trump, their presumptive nominee for the White House, while making sweeping claims about what they view as corruption in the US president’s administration. Continue reading...
Resolution concerns attorney general’s refusal to turn over audio of Biden interview in his classified-documents case
The House is expected Wednesday to vote on a resolution holding the attorney general, Merrick Garland, in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of Joe Biden’s interview in his classified-documents case, 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, playing out against the backdrop of an extraordinary conflict over the rule of law that has animated the 2024 presidential campaign. Republicans have denounced the pending criminal cases into former president Donald Trump, their presumptive nominee for the White House, while making sweeping claims about what they view as corruption in the US president’s administration. Continue reading...
