House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan predicted on Thursday that the contempt case against Attorney General Merrick Garland will go to court, now that the Justice Department (DOJ) said it would not charge him.
The DOJ said last week that Garland’s refusal to comply with a congressional subpoena does not “constitute a crime.” The subpoena instructed Garland to turn over an audio recording of President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur, who investigated Biden’s handling of classified documents. The House has voted to hold Garland in contempt .
Jordan said he believes the House has a strong case in court, because the House had a formal vote to enter an impeachment phase against Garland, which includes access to evidence such as the audio recording.
“We [also] believe the privilege that they’re asserting, was, in fact waived when Robert Hur gave us the full report that Merrick Garland okayed for him to […]
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