The resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt passed by a vote of 216 to 207, with all but one Republican voting in favor.
Washington — The House voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress, escalating a fight over audio recordings related to the President Biden's handling of classified documents . Garland has defied subpoenas from the Republican-led House Judiciary and Oversight committees demanding that the Justice Department hand over the audiotapes of the president's interview with special counsel Robert Hur as part of their impeachment inquiry.Mr.
A House Judiciary Committee report argued the audio recordings of the interviews are of 'superior evidentiary value' because the transcripts the Justice Department provided Congress 'do not reflect important verbal context, such as tone or tenor, or nonverbal context, such as pauses or pace of delivery.' It also asserts the transcripts are 'insufficient to arbitrate this dispute as to President Biden's mental state.
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