The House Judiciary Committee has advanced a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress over the Justice Department’s failure to produce subpoenaed tapes of an interview between President Biden and special counsel Robert Hull.
The House Judiciary Committee considered a resolution holding the attorney general in contempt of court during a markup session Thursday. The vote advanced the measure to a floor vote.
This move occurred after White House Claimed executive privilege over audio and video recordings of Hoole’s interviews with the president as part of an investigation into classified records.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks with U.S. Attorney Damian Williams (not pictured) and federal, state and local law enforcement leaders in New York City on November 27, 2023 Give a speech when people meet. (Eduardo Munoz/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
“The attorney general has been clear that these types of law enforcement documents need to be protected,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
“So the president made the decision at the request of the attorney general,” she said. “So I just want to clarify the second point that I made very clear.”
The Democratic National Committee is paying lawyers to represent President Biden as he is investigated over special counsel Robert Hull’s possession of classified documents. (Getty Images)
Huh, who published his report After months of investigation, Trump went public in February not recommending criminal charges against Biden for his mishandling and withholding of classified documents, saying he would not pursue charges against Biden even if he was not in the Oval Office.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, leaves a Republican caucus meeting at the Capitol on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
The records include classified documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan and other countries, as well as other records related to national security and foreign policy that Hull said involve “sensitive intelligence sources and methods.”
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In the report, Hull described Biden as “a compassionate, well-intentioned old man with a poor memory” – a description that raises serious concerns about Biden’s 2024 re-election campaign.
