The House Judiciary Committee is poised to initiate contempt of Congress proceedings against Attorney General Merrick Garland in a clash over recordings from special counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into President Joe Biden‘s handling of classified documents.
With no apparent breakthrough in negotiations between House Republicans and the Department of Justice (DOJ) for lawmakers to get the audio files, a source confirmed to The Daily Wire that a markup is being planned for May 16, which is Thursday of next week.
House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Garland a few weeks ago, saying they were giving him 10 more days to fully comply with their February subpoenas or face contempt of Congress proceedings.
“Your response to the subpoenas remains inadequate, suggesting that you are withholding records for partisan purposes…
