The House Oversight Committee is considering moving to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.
Garland refused to provide audio files of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview with President Joe Biden despite a subpoena from the committee. In response, House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is moving to hold him in contempt of Congress.
“The House Oversight and Judiciary Committees issued lawful subpoenas to Attorney General Garland for the audio recordings of President Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Hur, yet he continues to defy our subpoenas,” Comer wrote.
“These audio recordings are important to our investigation of President Biden’s willful retention of classified documents and his fitness to be President of the United States,” he added. “There must be consequences for refusing to comply with lawful congressional subpoenas and we will move to hold Attorney General Garland in contempt of Congress.”
The markup for the resolution to hold Garland in contempt of court will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday. The Washington Examiner previously exclusively reported that the House Judiciary Committee was aiming to hold Garland in contempt of Congress.
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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has also announced her own resolution to hold Garland accountable, in this case in inherent contempt, which differs from the judiciary proceeding.
If found guilty, Garland could face a fine and up to one year in prison. Former Trump administration official Peter Navarro was recently fined $9,500 and sentenced to four months in prison after being held in contempt of Congress for refusing to follow subpoenas from the Jan. 6 committee.
