The House voted 216-207 Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt.
The House is expected to vote Wednesday on a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.
Garland becomes the third Attorney General to face reprimand by the House for defying a congressional subpoena. But the consequences are likely to end there, since President Biden has asserted executive privilege over the tapes, giving Garland legal protection from any further investigation.Democrats pointed out that Jordan, who is a chief advocate of holding Garland in contempt, declined to cooperate with the House January 6 committee's investigation in 2022.
Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, furthered that argument Tuesday in a hearing on the contempt measure. Asked whether Democrats will be unified against the contempt resolution, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the top House Democrat, told NPR that he expected the"overwhelming majority" of Democrats to vote no. He called the effort"frivolous, unconscionable, unnecessary and un-American.
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