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House may abandon plans to hold Garland in contempt of Congress

By Susan Ferrechio 

 

House lawmakers may ditch plans to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress and instead go to court seeking special counsel Robert K. Hur’s audio recordings of his interviews with President Biden.

Republican leaders left a contempt vote off the schedule this week, even though two committees on Thursday advanced the resolution that holds Mr. Garland in contempt for refusing to turn over the tapes. The recordings memorialize Mr. Hur’s two-day interview with Mr. Biden about his mishandling of classified documents dating to his time as a U.S. senator.

Republicans said they need the recordings to determine whether the Justice Department is administering justice fairly. Mr. Biden was not charged in the case despite storing boxes of classified documents in his garage and Washington office.

Yet his November rival, former President Donald Trump, faces dozens of criminal charges related to a stash of classified documents he took with him as he left the White House.

Republicans have hit the pause button on a House vote on the Garland contempt resolution…

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