House GOP to press Garland on ‘abuses’ before Judiciary Committee
By
Cami Mondeaux
June 4, 2024 5:00 am
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Attorney General Merrick Garland is set to testify before Congress as a growing number of Republicans have vowed to hit back against the Biden administration after former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction in a hush money case.
Garland will appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday as the top Justice Department official faces backlash for his refusal to provide access to audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interview with former special counsel Robert Hur. The committee subpoenaed Garland for those tapes in February as part of an investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents.
“The Department of Justice, under Attorney General Merrick Garland, is advancing a two-tiered system of justice and has been directly involved in the lawfare against its political opponents like President Trump,” Jordan told the Washington Examiner in a statement. “Committee members will press Attorney General Garland on these abuses and his role in playing defense counsel for the President by withholding key evidence from Congress.”
Garland’s testimony also comes as lawmakers consider holding him in contempt for evading the subpoena, a move that would force an uncomfortable vote for many vulnerable Republicans running for reelection in Biden-won districts. It’s unclear when such a measure could be brought to the floor, as a time frame is still being worked out among GOP leaders.
Meanwhile, Republicans are threatening to hit back against the Biden administration in other ways after Trump was convicted of 34 charges last week by a Manhattan jury, something they largely accuse Democrats of orchestrating in order to harm Trump’s presidential campaign.
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