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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.
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