US House holds Biden's attorney general in contempt of Congress

The Republican-led US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden's questioning in a criminal investigation.

Hur concluded in February that charges were not warranted but made the politically explosive claim that Biden had"limited precision and recall" and would likely be seen by a jury as"a sympathetic, well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory." "It is up to Congress -- not the executive branch -- to determine what materials it needs to conduct its own investigations, and there are consequences for refusing to comply with lawful congressional subpoenas," he said in a statement.

Democrats in Congress say officials cooperated with Republican investigators by turning over a 250-page certified transcript of Biden's interview with Hur. "House Republicans are attempting to blame Attorney General Garland for the failure of their sham impeachment investigation into President Biden by bringing a baseless, nakedly political contempt resolution to the floor," said Democratic Whip Katherine Clark.

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