House GOP Considers Contempt Charges Against Garland for Withholding Biden Audio
Republicans seek alternative measures as executive privilege complicates efforts to obtain recordings from Biden's interview with special counsel Hur.
- The House Judiciary and Oversight Committees have passed contempt resolutions against Attorney General Merrick Garland.
- The resolutions demand the release of audio recordings from President Biden's interview, which has been withheld under executive privilege.
- House Republicans are exploring legal and procedural alternatives if the Justice Department does not pursue criminal charges.
- The dispute centers on the impeachment inquiry into Biden and the handling of classified documents.
- Democrats criticize the move as a political tactic, while Republicans argue for transparency and accountability.