Garland Held in Contempt by US House
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The Facts
US House Republicans on Wednesday were planning to hold a vote to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress because the Justice Department (DOJ) has refused to comply with a subpoena for the audio recordings of Pres. Joe Biden being interviewed by a special counsel.The US House voted along party lines Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress because the Justice Department has refused to turn in audio of Pres. Joe Biden's interview with a special counsel.
US House Republicans on Wednesday were planning to hold a vote to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress because the Justice Department (DOJ) has refused to comply with a subpoena for the audio recordings of Pres. Joe Biden being interviewed by a special counsel.The Republican-majority US House voted along party lines Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress because the Justice Department has refused to turn in audio of Democratic Pres. Joe Biden's interview with a special counsel.
The Spin
This is a political game Republicans are playing in order to distract from the legal troubles of former Pres. Donald Trump, the GOP's presumptive nominee for president. Republicans received a transcript of Hur's interview and their pursuit of the recordings is just part of the off-the-wall conspiracy theories they have to sell to their followers to distract from their deficiencies.
This isn't about politics, it's about an attorney general who believes he's above the law and an administration that's doing all it can to obfuscate this situation. A recording is always superior evidence to a transcript, and Congress has a right to hear what Hur said as part of their investigation into the president's possible crimes or incompetence. Besides, the president lost executive privilege when he released the transcript.
