House Panel Advances Contempt Resolution Against Biden’s Ghostwriter

Author Mark Zwonitzer defied a House GOP subpoena for the recordings of his interviews with the president.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) questions Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a hearing of the House Select Committee on the Coronavirus in Washington on June 3, 2024. Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee advanced a resolution on June 27 to hold President Joe Biden’s ghostwriter in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena to provide materials relating to his work on the president’s memoirs.

Over the objections of Democrat members, the committee approved the resolution in a 13–11 vote. The resolution will now head to the House floor, though it is unclear if Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will bring it up.