| Sudiksha Kochi | Congress, Campaigns and Democracy Reporter @KochiSudiksha | | |
Hey OnPolitics readers! House Republicans will ramp up their fight with the Biden administration's Department of Justice as early as Wednesday, preparing to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. |
📼Why do Republicans want the recordings? Republicans, led by House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., and House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, have sought Biden's interview audio for months after Hur's report characterized the president as a "sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory." |
❓Will the contempt effort pass? Given Republicans' razor-thin majority in the House, where the GOP can generally only afford to lose a couple of votes, there's consternation among lawmakers about whether the contempt effort will pass. Republican leaders could pull the resolution if they lack the necessary votes in order to avoid a public, embarrassing defeat. |
❌What are Garland and the DOJ saying? Garland has accused Republicans of launching growing attacks against the Department of Justice in an op-ed in the Washington Post on Tuesday morning. The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel determined the recording falls under executive privilege, and Garland shouldn't be punished for following the president's order to keep the recording confidential, according to Carlos Uriarte, an associate attorney general. | | | | Joe Biden has said he will accept the outcome of Hunter Biden's gun case and not pardon his son, but the White House would not rule out a commutation. | | | | A section of the Constitution makes the federal government "the supreme Law of the Land." Trump could use it to halt state sentences or trials. | | | | If Trump wins in November, he'll become the 47th president but his campaign's latest initiative, dubbed "Force 47," shares name with foreign group. | | | | Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who led the hush money prosecution of Donald Trump, is set to testify in Congress the day after sentencing | | | | The former vice president spoke at an event hosted by the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, the SBC's public policy arm. | | | | | This 7-day newsletter course will help you be an informed voter before Nov. 5. | | | | | | | |
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