House votes to hold Garland in contempt of Congress

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted by a narrow margin to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. All Republicans, except one, voted in favor of the measure. Every Democrat who voted, voted against.

Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and James Comer (R-Ky.) led the push to hold Garland in contempt.

The House subpoenaed the recording of President Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur’s office.

The Department of Justice provided the transcript, but the White House invoked executive privilege on the recordings.

“One former president is being charged. Joe Biden is not being. We think, we actually know, we’re entitled to all the evidence and the best evidence,” Jordan said on the House floor.

Democrats admonished the Republican vote, calling it a show.

“Do they think the Holy Grail of the 118 ^th Congress, evidence of a presidential high crime and misdemeanor is lurking in the pauses or the background throat clearings and sneezes on the audiotape?” asked Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.).

The Department of Justice is prosecuting former president Donald J. Trump in Florida and Washington, D.C.

Amid threats and allegations he’s weaponizing the Department of Justice, Garland wrote a rare op-ed in the Washington Post on Tuesday in response to what he calls attacks on the Department of Justice.

He said the department has seen increases in falsehoods, conspiracy theories, violence and threats of violence.

“Continued unfounded attacks against the Justice Department’s employees are dangerous for people’s safety. They are dangerous for our democracy. This must stop,” Garland wrote.

The vote to hold Garland in contempt passed, 216-207.

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