In a history-making vote, on Wednesday afternoon, the House of Representatives voted in a mostly party-line tally to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.
House Republicans voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over the audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interviews with former special counsel Robert Hur, who investigated Biden’s handling of classified material and declined to bring charges.
The vote was 216 to 207 with one Republican voting against it – Rep. Dave Joyce of Ohio.
The lone Republican holdout, Dave Joyce (R-OH) took to X to explain his vote.
GOP OH Rep Joyce on being the only Republican nay vote on Garland contempt of Congress resolution: As a former prosecutor, I cannot in good conscience support a resolution that would further politicize our judicial system to score…
