GOP Moves To Hold Biden’s Ghostwriter In Contempt

Politico reports:

House Republicans moved forward Thursday on their push to hold President Joe Biden’s ghostwriter in contempt of Congress — yet another escalation in their fight over former special counsel Robert Hur’s report.

The Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance a resolution to hold Mark Zwonitzer, who ghost wrote Biden’s memoirs, in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena for records related to his work with Biden.

“The committee needs the information we subpoenaed from Mr. Zwonitzer. No legal or constitutional privilege protects the subpoenaed information. … His willful refusal to comply with our subpoena constitutes contempt of Congress,” Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said.

Rep. Adam Schiff torched Jordan:

“Your first move, of course, is to go right to contempt. Ironically, of course, for a chairman who was in contempt of his own subpoena…We’re still waiting for you to testify and meet the obligations of your own subpoena, Mr. Chairman. But nevertheless, I appreciate your making such a clean record for any court in this case. You have never sought an accommodation, never written to the White House, never called the White House, never had a communication with the White House in order to obtain these materials as part of an accommodation. Thank you for that very clean record for the court.”

Schiff to Jordan: I thank you for making a very clean record for any court that looks at this that you never sought an accommodation… to obtain these documents because you’re first move is to go right to contempt. Ironically, we’re still waiting for you to testify and meet the… pic.twitter.com/PsifJgV7sp

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