The Justice Department has defied subpoenas to turn over audio recordings of President Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur.
Washington — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise confirmed the House will vote Wednesday on holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress, escalating a battle over audio recordings related to President Biden's handling of classified documents .
After the president asserted executive privilege over the recording in May, the committees voted along party-lines to recommend Garland be held in contempt. Congress has transcripts of the interviews, but Republicans say the audio recordings are needed because the transcripts may have been altered. 'If the audio doesn't match the transcript, then what are the differences and why?' Scalise said Tuesday, 'That's what we need to find out as part of our inquiry.
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