The House Rules Committee approved the resolution on Tuesday afternoon, escalating a feud with the Justice Department days after a Manhattan jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records.
The House Rules Committeeon Tuesday evening in a party-line vote, escalating a feud with the Department of Justice days after a Manhattan jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records. If passed by the full House, the measure would refer Garland for criminal prosecution over his refusal to turn over audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interview with former special counsel Robert Hur.
“His continued refusal to comply with subpoenas hinders our ability to provide the oversight expected by the founders and demanded by our constituents,” Rules Committee Chairman Michael Burgess said in prepared remarks during the Rules Committee meeting. “The committees appearing before us today have articulated the impeachment and legislative purposes for their subpoenas related to special counsel Hur’s interview of President Biden.
But top Republicans on the House Judiciary and Oversight committees have rejected the explanation, arguing the refusal “has hindered the House’s ability to adequately conduct oversight over Special Counsel Hur regarding his investigative findings and the President’s retention and disclosure of classified materials and impeded the Committees’ impeachment inquiry.”
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