House Repub­li­cans Threat­en Gar­land With Con­tempt Over Biden Docs Probe Mate­ri­als

On Mon­day, House Repub­li­cans threat­ened to hold Attor­ney Gen­er­al Mer­rick Gar­land in con­tempt of Con­gress over mate­ri­als from spe­cial coun­sel Robert Hur’s inves­ti­ga­tion into Pres­i­dent Joe Biden’s han­dling of clas­si­fied doc­u­ments.
Over­sight Chair­man James Com­er (R‑KY) and Judi­cia­ry Chair­man Jim Jor­dan (R‑OH) sent a let­ter to Gar­land that claimed the Depart­ment of Jus­tice (DOJ) is with­hold­ing mate­ri­als that are respon­sive to their sub­poe­nas, specif­i­cal­ly cit­ing audio record­ings of Hur’s inter­views with Biden as well as the tran­script and audio record­ings of Hur’s inter­views with Biden’s ghost­writer Mark Zwonitzer.
“The Feb­ru­ary 27 sub­poe­nas cre­ate a legal oblig­a­tion on you to pro­duce this mate­r­i­al,” Com­er and Jor­dan wrote. “Accord­ing­ly, the Com­mit­tees expect you to pro­duce all respon­sive mate­ri­als no lat­er than 12:00 p.m. on April 8, 2024. If you fail to do so, the Com­mit­tees will con­sid­er tak­ing fur­ther action, such as the invo­ca­tion of con­tempt of Con­gress pro­ceed­ings.”
The Dai­ly Wire reached out to the DOJ seek­ing com­ment.
Hur’s report, which was released last month, crit­i­cized Bide …