The one pubbie no vote was Joyce (OH).
House Republicans vote to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress 216-207 pic.twitter.com/YLIRE4UqII— Acyn (@Acyn) June 12, 2024
House votes to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt over Biden audio
Republicans had demanded that the Justice Department turn over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur, saying transcripts weren’t sufficient.
WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House on Wednesday narrowly voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress, a major escalation in the GOP’s war against a justice system the party has portrayed as unfairly targeting Donald Trump.
The vote was 216-207, with one Republican, Rep. David Joyce of Ohio, voting no.
At issue was Garland’s failure to hand over audio of special counsel Robert Hur’s interview with President Joe Biden about his handling of classified documents. Republicans had demanded the audio after Hur declined to prosecute Biden, in part, because a jury might sympathize with him as an “elderly man with a poor memory.”
You’re absolutely right, Lakeside Granny.
BTW, Cavuto just interviewed SC Rep. Nancy Mace who said she would have voted to hold Garland in contempt as well but was traveling back from SC after her win last night.
AZ Rep Biggs discussing this with Bannon on Warroom right now.
Biggs just said the Garland contempt case now ought to go to David Weiss who just prosecuted Hunter😲