Republican-Led House Votes to Hold Garland in Contempt Over Biden Audio

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 216 to 207 to hold Merrick Garland in contempt on Congress on Wednesday, a largely symbolic move sparked by Republican ire over the attorney general’s refusal to turn over subpoenaed recordings.

The audio in question is an interview that President Joe Biden gave to the special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents. (The prosecutor, Robert Hur, declined to seek criminal charges against Biden in February.)

Just one Republican, Rep. David Joyce of Ohio, crossed the aisle to vote “no” alongside the chamber’s Democrats. Joyce, a former prosecutor, said afterward that he could not support “a resolution that would further politicize our judicial system to score political points.” Seven Democrats and one Republican did not vote on the measure.

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