AG Garland Contempt Resolution Heads for House Floor Vote

The attorney general has failed to provide House Republicans with audio tapes of the president’s interviews with special counsel Hur.

Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies during a hearing by the House Judiciary Committee in Washington on June 4, 2024. Allison Bailey/Middle East Images via AFP

WASHINGTON—The House Rules Committee on June 11 advanced a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress over his failure to comply with a subpoena to hand over audio tapes of President Joe Biden’s two-day interview with special counsel Robert Hur.

The measure was advanced on a party-line vote. A House floor vote on the resolution is expected on June 12, according to a spokesperson for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).