Merrick Garland Ruled That...Merrick Garland Cannot Be Prosecuted for Contempt of Congress
It was a razor-thin vote, but Attorney General Merrick Garland has been found in contempt of Congress. It’s been framed as a symbolic step, and it probably is, though former Trump officials Peter Navarro and Steve Bannon are either set to or are currently serving prison time for defying congressional subpoenas. The Biden Justice Department is at war with congressional Republicans after they refused to turn over the audio tapes of Special Counsel Robert Hur, who interviewed Joe Biden during his investigation into whether Biden mishandled classified documents (via Politico):
Shortly after this vote, the Justice Department issued a memo declaring that the attorney general cannot be prosecuted. Merrick Garland felt it appropriate to write that he is above the law
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