If the mountain won’t come to Mohammed…
On Friday, the Department of Justice advised House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) that it would not pursue prosecution of its own head honcho, Attorney General Merrick Garland, despite the House holding him in contempt for ignoring its subpoena and refusing to turn over the audio of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview with President Joe Biden.
Department of Justice to Speaker Johnson: No Prosecution of Merrick Garland for Contempt of Congress
In a sharply worded letter, the Department of Justice informed Speaker Mike Johnson that it would not prosecute Attorney General Merrick Garland for contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over an audio file of President Joe Biden’s deposition in his classified documents case.
“Consistent with this longstanding position and uniform practice, the Department has determined that the responses by Attorney…
