Thursday, June 13, 2024

House Votes to Hold Garland in Contempt Over Biden Audio - The New York Times

Just one Republican, Representative David Joyce of Ohio, the leader of a mainstream G.O.P. group on Capitol Hill, voted "no." He said after the vote that as a former prosecutor he could not support a measure that would "further politicize our judicial system." 

Given the highly polarized nature of Congress in the modern era, contempt findings have become almost a rite of passage for attorneys general. Eric H. Holder Jr., a Democrat, was held in contempt in 2012; as was William P. Barr, a Republican, in 2019. 

Neither case was prosecuted by the Justice Department...

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