President Joe Biden has asserted executive privilege over audio recordings from the investigation into his handling of classified documents, leading to a dispute with congressional Republicans. The House Judiciary Committee has voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for not providing the lawfully subpoenaed audio tapes of Special Counsel Robert Hur's interview of President Biden. The White House blocked the release of the audio recordings, citing concerns about political distortion and the need to protect law enforcement files.
AG Garland is willing to be held in contempt of Congress instead of releasing the audio from Biden's interview with Robert Hur. The audio should simply verify what's in the transcript. What's in the audio that the White House so concerned about?
House Republicans may drop plans to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress and instead go to court seeking special counsel Robert Hur’s recordings of his interviews with President Biden. #TWTFrontPage https://t.co/pjnUbJN0Kz
.@TomFitton: Congress has inherent contempt authority and can enforce it directly. So, yes, the House of Representatives could find Garland in contempt and arrest him and keep him imprisoned until the contempt is cured – meaning Garland gives them the Biden audio tapes. https://t.co/JrQlh2zzIu
.@TomFitton: Judicial Watch sued for Special Counsel Hur's interview audio and the Biden Justice Department has told us, outrageously, that we can't get it because the release of the tapes would violate Joe Biden's “privacy”!. It's absurd! https://t.co/TP03FrmohJ
NIXON REDUX: Biden and AG Garland in a conspiracy to hide evidence of Biden's criminal corruption by keeping secret tapes of special counsel criminal interviews using specious claims of "privacy" and "executive privilege". Per usual, @JudicialWatch doing the heavy lifting in… https://t.co/dU3GSdm6K1
Biden’s executive privilege over Hur audio, but not transcript, draws scrutiny https://t.co/fGCXTUSzxw via @dcexaminer @JudicialWatch
From @WSJopinion: The White House claim of privilege over the recordings of Biden’s interview with Robert Hur isn’t intended to protect executive power. It’s intended to avoid presidential embarrassment https://t.co/a0L7mXyzij
Biden’s executive privilege over Hur audio, but not transcript, draws scrutiny https://t.co/YffnBOS6Lo
.@TomFiton: BIDEN JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HIDING BIDEN TAPES: READ: https://t.co/U0W4ZWGLZ3 https://t.co/gnock4KI0n
Joe Biden is claiming executive privilege to avoid releasing the audio of his interview with Robert Hur. This claim is utterly frivolous since Biden was not talking with an advisor about administration policy. Rather, he was talking with a prosecutor investigating him as a… https://t.co/qMflcB20UW
Two Republican-led House committees voted to advance resolutions holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for defying its request for audio recordings from the classified documents case against President Biden. https://t.co/FYYpWgJJBa
“This is yet another brazen cover-up. The Biden Justice Department’s political gambit in asserting Joe Biden’s privacy concerns in order to withhold audio of his criminal interviews with the special counsel really takes the cake,” @TomFitton. READ: https://t.co/uyQgr182Ha https://t.co/EypCYNP9vr
US Attorney General Merrick Garland on May 16 defended the decision to block the release of audio recordings of a special counsel interview with President Joe Biden https://t.co/0coFFgeBl6 https://t.co/2At5Xxl90W
GOP advances Garland contempt charges after White House exerts executive privilege over Biden audio https://t.co/JyrS2PEnhu https://t.co/sAZmcOxjBE
From @WSJopinion: The White House claim of privilege over the recordings of Biden’s interview with Robert Hur isn’t intended to protect executive power. It’s intended to avoid presidential embarrassment. https://t.co/a0dbhil3wp
The House Oversight Committee concluded a confrontational hourslong hearing Thursday night by advancing a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. https://t.co/pB8Wsakfrr
WND REPORT: Biden’s AG in contempt?? House committees vote to pursue contempt case against Garland. Refuses to provide audio tapes of Hur interviewing 'diminished' Biden https://t.co/LVqezCqicA
ICYMI - From Thursday night, House @GOPoversight @OversightDems hearing on Holding Attorney General Garland in Contempt of Congress https://t.co/HGExM8VmYk
Yesterday, @JudiciaryGOP voted to hold AG Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to release the tapes of Robert Hur’s interview of Joe Biden. The Biden administration should release the audio recordings. What are they so AFRAID of? What are they HIDING? https://t.co/yc9Or1KxTW
EpochTV: Biden Invokes Executive Privilege as Garland Faces Contempt of Congress | Capitol Report https://t.co/6rC3XxnqPv
If you fail to answer to Congress, you must be held accountable. @JudiciaryGOP and @GOPoversight voted to hold AG Garland in contempt of Congress for not complying with a subpoena to provide the audio tapes of Biden's interviews with Special Counsel Hur. https://t.co/wxb2NnfsEj
Two House committees voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for not turning over recordings of the president and his ghostwriter talking to special counsel Robert Hur for his investigation into Biden's handling of classified documents. https://t.co/m2PnM8Wymo
Two Republican House committees voted to hold AG Merrick Garland in contempt for not releasing recordings of Joe Biden’s special counsel interview. | @CarolineDowney_ https://t.co/EOoQIIOsi5
The panel met to consider the issue of contempt for Garland over his refusal to turn over audio recordings of President Joe Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur. https://t.co/vF7bERZeoD
The House Judiciary Committee has voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio recordings of special counsel Robert Hur’s interviews with President Biden. #TWTFrontPage https://t.co/6qv0QlC5Da
The House Oversight Committee votes to hold Merrick Garland in contempt https://t.co/SieDD5Sr3X
The American Journal: House GOP To Hold AG Garland In Contempt Over Biden Tapes! https://t.co/Q0FBqmrhL6
Ask yourself why Biden would make a bogus claim of “executive privilege” to block release of audio recording of his interview with special counsel when a written transcript is available? Full transcript of Biden’s special counsel interview paints nuanced portrait…
Absurd for Biden and Garland to assert executive privilege with respect to Hur tapes when White House has already released transcripts. WaPo: As Congress threatens contempt for Garland, White House says Hur tapes are privileged https://t.co/n2hvvBtQMO
From @JudicialWatch President @TomFitton "NIXONIAN: What is Biden hiding? Those Biden audio tapes must really be shocking! Garland willing to commit contempt to hide them!" https://t.co/Du8vCfl83Z
BIDEN BLOCK: President Biden has asserted executive privilege over the audio of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur, according to officials. MORE: https://t.co/mstpfUp88J https://t.co/vuHedP4qhx
A Thursday House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing over whether Attorney General Merrick Garland should be held in contempt for withholding the Robert Hur investigation audio interview with President Biden from the Congress broke down into chaos during a heated… https://t.co/Ax7xQtEH2m
Biden Invokes Executive Privilege To Block Release Of Hur Tapes https://t.co/yHpuWX2n0c
Biden asserts ‘executive privilege’ over prosecutor’s tapes Joe Biden has blocked US Republicans from getting his taped interview with the prosecutor who probed his mishandling of classified documents https://t.co/zCihA6voRe https://t.co/PNOoom1p2l
President Joe Biden has undercut House Republican endeavors to hold Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress by asserting executive privilege over tapes related to special counsel Robert Hur‘s investigation into his handling of classified documents. https://t.co/1vgTZVDse9
Sus 🤔 “Biden's special counsel interview audio release blocked by White House” | AP News https://t.co/EIv2x5Xx1h
Two House committees on Thursday advanced measures to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress in an effort to censure him for failing to turn over audio recordings of the president. https://t.co/lfDPvcorKv
🚨🇺🇸BIDEN TAPES TO BE RELEASED: HOUSE TO VOTE The U.S. House Oversight Committee has intensified scrutiny over withheld recordings from Biden's interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur. The committee passed a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of… https://t.co/NaKcPLKr6s https://t.co/1hShmrIfix
The GOP-led House Oversight Committee late Thursday night passed a resolution and report recommending US Attorney General Merrick Garland be held in contempt of Congress for refusing to hand over audio of Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur. https://t.co/L5v3jLEWPu
🚨 #BREAKING: After a night of Jerry Springer-like cat fights, the House Oversight Committee has voted to hold Merrick Garland in CONTEMPT This comes after Garland REFUSED to hand over tapes related to Special Counsel Hur’s investigation into Biden Garland belongs in a jail… https://t.co/uypqEjJGSU
President Biden used executive privilege to deny House Republicans access to audio from his interview with special counsel Robert Hur. Republicans requested the audio and planned to hold Attorney General Garland in contempt for failing to provide it. https://t.co/09ZJlmgQBA
Joe Biden is asserting executive privilege to block Republicans from receiving the audio from his special counsel interview, which raised questions about his mental faculties. | @jameslynch32 https://t.co/9GVWa0gYGh
LIVE: House committee hearing on AG Merrick Garland contempt charges https://t.co/yu9HGWaJEM
NIXONIAN: What is Biden hiding? Those Biden audio tapes must really be shocking! Garland willing to commit contempt to hide them! https://t.co/NnLQt92OOc
.@POTUS Joe Biden has invoked executive privilege to block the release of audio recordings of his interview w/special counsel Robert Hur. See how U.S. media are covering this story. #NarrativeIntelligence https://t.co/JgyBcB5gSM
Stinchfield: Joe Biden and His Henchmen Are Working Hard to Block the Hur Audio Tapes Joe Biden claims executive privilege to hide the tapes that Robert Hur has of the president, and Joe Biden will do anything to keep those tapes from coming out. Watch LIVE➡… https://t.co/nWYHsl9pVT
Joe Biden has asserted executive privilege over audio recordings of his interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur — ostensibly in a bid to shield Attorney General Merrick Garland from a Republican scheme to hold him in contempt of Congress. More: https://t.co/1JACvpFRb5 https://t.co/Iuysrw28IM
US Attorney General Merrick Garland defended President Joe Biden’s assertion of executive privilege in blocking the release of audio recordings of his interviews with Special Counsel Robert Hur over his retention of classified records https://t.co/Shme3VG1vu https://t.co/2e2zEyPHSe
White House Blocks GOP Request For Audio Of Biden's Special Counsel Interviews https://t.co/LgkpZYodY6
The House Judiciary Committee advanced an effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress after the White House blocked access to an audio recording of President Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur. https://t.co/R8SM81F4bv
House Judiciary Votes to Advance Contempt Charges Against Garland As WH Again Blocks Biden Tape Access https://t.co/kh1U6HIGKH
I completely support House Republicans’ effort to get Special Counsel Robert Hur’s taped interviews of President Biden released to the public. If it’s necessary to secure the release of the tapes, I also support holding Attorney General Garland in contempt of Congress. The…
The House Judiciary Committee voted to hold U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress after the White House blocked to release the audio interview between Special Counsel Robert Hur and President Joe Biden. https://t.co/ZSNB1NUXOl
Biden asserts executive privilege over audio of interview with special counsel Robert Hur https://t.co/5oZGTq8B9D https://t.co/Sl5R9JTfW2
"We voted today to hold the Attorney General in contempt for not complying." @RepChipRoy reacts to the House committee holding AG Merrick Garland in contempt for not handing over documents related to the Biden investigation on Thursday's "The Chris Salcedo Show." @CSalcedoShow https://t.co/2rxJrUyeo7
White House: Biden asserted executive privilege over Hur recordings at request of Attorney General Garland https://t.co/mM5kVn3yzd
Biden asserts executive privilege, blocking release of interview audio with special counsel from classified docs probe. Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/mbHzSjZH0J
Why House Republicans Are Moving to Hold AG Garland in Contempt https://t.co/5FXgw9nvZQ
The Trump campaign Thursday accused President Joe Biden of hypocrisy with executive privilege after refusing to release audio of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur. Read more: https://t.co/xwd6rgK4QL https://t.co/sqJskmQ8ad
AG Garland's refusal to turn over the Hur audios is the latest example of our two-tiered justice system that's used to shield the Bidens. Tonight, @GOPoversight will hold Garland in contempt of Congress. https://t.co/BzjyvWALYV
President Joe Biden invoked executive privilege to prevent House committees from getting ahold of deposition tapes regarding stored classified documents at his home. https://t.co/XMaLOalJBq https://t.co/pO4nXYAYGG https://t.co/60mZKzhV0K
President Joe #Biden has asserted executive privilege over the tapes of his two-day interview with Special Counsel #RobertHur in his probe of the president’s alleged mishandling of classified information. https://t.co/l9JdKAkepB
Biden tries to conceal Hur tapes with 'executive privilege'. Latest maneuver in campaign to withhold information from Congress https://t.co/XhJAG22iWe
The House Oversight Committee is poised to set up a vote to hold AG Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio recordings of President Biden's interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur over retention of classified records https://t.co/CYYDwuG5KR https://t.co/UMRT3n8IDp
House panel advances Merrick Garland contempt after White House blocks access to special counsel tape Reporting by @AP https://t.co/7Qdv4AxgGl #FlaPol
Biden blocks release of special counsel interview tapes https://t.co/nOpbMqqLIX
The House Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over audio recordings of special counsel Robert K. Hur's interviews with President Biden over his mishandling of... https://t.co/KnHsawlC5i
The White House blocked the release of audio from Biden's interview with a special counsel about his handling of classified documents, arguing that Republicans in Congress only wanted the recordings "to chop them up" and use them for political purposes. https://t.co/JZm3Jofw72
18-15: The House Judiciary Committee votes to advance contempt of Congress proceedings against AG Merrick Garland, in response to Garland defying a subpoena to release audio of special counsel Robert Hur’s interview of President Biden. https://t.co/D1exDJEZmr
House Judiciary Committee passes resolution to hold Garland in contempt Attorney General Garland hasn't complied with subpoenas sent by the House Committees on Oversight and Accountability and Judiciary committees in February Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/qwmXN19oOh
BREAKING: House panel advances contempt of AG Merrick Garland hours after White House refuses to produce audio of Biden interview - AP https://t.co/ugtMEnN9wl
NEW from @thenatpulse: Biden AG Merrick Garland Held in Contempt After Hiding Special Counsel Recordings. On Thursday, the House Judiciary Committ...... READ ON: https://t.co/1WuCaprFgV
NEW: Biden AG Merrick Garland Held in Contempt After Hiding Special Counsel Recordings. https://t.co/fMQMxfWJvH
The willingness of Attorney General Garland to go into contempt of Congress suggests that there substantial political issues in the audio tapes of Biden's interviews in the criminal investigation of his conduct. One question that presents itself is whether the released… https://t.co/mkPa9q0cby
The Justice Department on Thursday informed House Republicans that Pres. Biden has formally asserted executive privilege over the audio of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur, who investigated Biden's handling of classified documents. https://t.co/0iHaHfB4WI https://t.co/r9GNpUSdaE
Joe Biden blocks release of tapes from ‘poor memory’ interview. President’s use of executive privilege over Robert Hur’s classified documents inquiry is likely to spur Republican claims of a cover-up ⬇️ https://t.co/WpBZCptLuD
UPDATE: House Judiciary committee votes to advance contempt proceedings against Garland over Biden audio files https://t.co/0saJ4a69ii
House panel advances Garland contempt after White House blocks access to Biden special counsel tape https://t.co/o1zKAgKOWn https://t.co/bo7GQP82GT
House Judiciary votes to hold AG Garland in contempt over audio of Biden's Hur interview https://t.co/EAUehkYK3K
Joe Biden is using executive privilege to block audio recordings related to his mishandling of classified documents. There is a reason he doesn’t want the American people to hear the tapes. What is he hiding? https://t.co/7uXpxjCfyb
House panel holds Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress over Hur tapes https://t.co/uYNa1xD8Bh https://t.co/wLoSc2fMEi
The transcript of the interview was released months ago. There’s no reason for AG Garland to withhold the audio or for Biden to invoke executive privilege to keep the tapes hidden from the public. What is so damning in the audio that this administration is afraid to release them? https://t.co/v1tluNBWyi
Biden asserts executive privilege, blocks release of interview with special counsel Robert Hur https://t.co/7XBK0Aqfvw https://t.co/ZeQ7JFzliu
A House panel voted to move forward with an effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress after the White House blocked access to an audio recording of President Biden’s interview about his handling of classified documents. https://t.co/SuAZW5LiNz
House Judiciary Committee votes to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for not providing audio tapes of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview of President Biden that were subpoenaed by the committee. https://t.co/LFVBl2nx8M
A House panel advances a contempt measure against AG Garland as President Biden asserts privilege over recordings. https://t.co/tyZ2RTDtIv
House Republicans move forward with bid to hold Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress https://t.co/pa93LeUZGy
House Judiciary Committee votes to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt. https://t.co/HVxY7XxXoW
BREAKING - YOUR REACTION: House Judiciary Committee Has Just Now Voted To Hold Biden's Attorney General Merrick Garland in Contempt for Withholding Subpoenaed Biden Audio Tapes https://t.co/gg0e7EOXEW
House Judiciary Committee votes 18-15 to cite Garland with contempt of Congress related to asking for audio of Hur interview in Biden classified documents case. Full House must approve this for Garland to actually be held in contempt of Congress
Biden Invokes Executive Privilege to Block Audio of Interview with Special Counsel https://t.co/6QYL6ytCnv
BREAKING - YOUR REACTION: House Judiciary Committee Holds AG Merrick Garland in Contempt for Withholding Subpoenaed Biden Audio Tapes https://t.co/8OWHTbcldP
Biden asserts executive privilege over audio of interview with special counsel Hur https://t.co/9Y0IFqRPV7
Garland contempt resolution clears House panel as Biden asserts privilege over recordings https://t.co/XzXIhVfhIY https://t.co/jVyPav10cT
Two Republican-led House committees are considering a contempt of Congress resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland Thursday for defying their request for audio recordings from the classified documents case against President Biden. https://t.co/U4vqkRnP7M
BREAKING: House Judiciary Committee Votes to Hold Corrupt Attorney General Merrick Garland in Contempt of Congress via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/3AzbWkkjor
House Republicans just took the first step toward holding Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress — dramatically escalating their standoff with the DOJ. https://t.co/cHM6nAMbMe
#BREAKING: House Judiciary voted to advance a contempt of Congress resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday over the Robert Hur tapes. https://t.co/PS3KRV7P5w
AG Garland held in criminal contempt of Congress by Republicans https://t.co/fJRJDwgHAM https://t.co/ygCRmEWqqA
JUST IN: The House Judiciary Committee has voted to advance contempt proceedings against Attorney General Merrick Garland for his refusal to turn over audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur https://t.co/o7ALXnVOpb
President Biden has asserted executive privilege over audio of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur that's at the center of a Republican effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress, the Justice Department told... https://t.co/u7rG7uzWKm
JUST IN: House panel advances contempt proceedings for Attorney General Merrick Garland amid dispute over audio of Biden's special counsel interview in classified documents probe https://t.co/EPXQoAIbMg
BREAKING - House Judiciary committee votes to advance contempt proceedings against Garland over Biden audio files - CNN
House panel advances contempt proceedings for Attorney General Merrick Garland amid dispute over audio of Biden's special counsel interview in classified documents probe https://t.co/e8CBDOCiCb
🚨 #BREAKING: Jim Jordan and the House Judiciary committee have just voted to hold AG Merrick Garland in CONTEMPT of Congress Garland refused to comply with a subpoena requiring him to hand over audio tapes from Special Counsel Hur’s investigation into Biden Now, it’s up to the… https://t.co/2y78TfrdqU
The White House once again dodges questions about releasing the audio of Biden's interview with the Special Counsel. Reporter: "Speaker Mike Johnson said that President Biden is 'apparently afraid for citizens to hear his interview...' How does the White House respond to that?"… https://t.co/6ucm623plb
BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has just voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena. https://t.co/BYbfnMhnTB
🚨BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has voted to hold AG Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for failing to provide the subpoenaed audio tapes of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview of Joe Biden.
The White House is called out at today's briefing for blocking the release of the audio of President Biden's interview with the Special Counsel: "President Biden decided to block the release of the audio of his interview with the Special Counsel. And, obviously, the letter from… https://t.co/CmQFLRtPum
White House blocks release of Biden’s special counsel interview audio, says GOP is being political https://t.co/IicOISxQ8Q
New: House Judiciary Committee has voted 18-15 to advance its resolution recommending Garland be held in contempt of Congress. Oversight expected to do the same later today. WH notified Congress today that Biden is asserting executive privilege over Hur interview audio
BREAKING: House Judiciary Committee votes to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena.
BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee just voted to hold AG Merrick Garland in contempt for failing to provide the lawfully subpoenaed audio tapes of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview of President Biden. 🔥🔥🔥
BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee just voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for failing to provide the lawfully subpoenaed audio tapes of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview of President Biden.
#BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee just voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for failing to provide the lawfully subpoenaed audio tapes of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interview of President Biden.
AP’s @SeungMinKim: “President Biden decided to block the release of the audio interview with the special counsel. And, obviously, the letter from the White House counsel laid out the reasons about the concerns of being used for political purposes. But that seems to imply that the… https://t.co/OihjccNQOw
WH press sec on the release of the audio from Biden's special counsel interview being blocked: "The Attorney General made it clear that law enforcement files like these need to be protected." https://t.co/7EjAhgWvFs
President Biden asserted executive privilege over audio recordings from an investigation into his handling of classified documents, a top Justice Department official revealed in a letter to House committee leaders obtained by CBS News. https://t.co/3B6kNQw4b9
AG Merrick Garland on the DOJ’s refusal to hand over the audio of Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur: “We have gone to extraordinary lengths to ensure the committees get responses to their legitimate requests, but this is not one.” https://t.co/f0S1kD5oka
❖ WH: BIDEN BLOCKED CLASSIFIED DOCS FILES AT REQUEST OF ATTORNEY GENERAL White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday that United States President Joe Biden decided to block the release of audio recordings of his interviews with special counsel Robert Hur…
KJP: Biden granted executive privilege over Hur audio after Attorney General Garland requested he do so to protect sources and methods
Biden's interview audio not being released as Republicans would 'distort them': White House https://t.co/nWJvOmn5TL https://t.co/niSh88X7x7
Biden asserted executive privilege today over the audio files of his interviews with Hur, escalating the dispute between the White House and House Republican investigators. https://t.co/JvJqemdTWC
Why is President Biden now using executive privilege to prevent the audio recordings from coming out? Because he’s afraid of what you’ll hear. DOJ must release the tapes. https://t.co/HpV0tbTha8
President Joe Biden has exerted executive privilege over recordings from the investigation into his handling of classified documents, escalating a fight with congressional Republicans. https://t.co/I7g6SEXlTG