House GOP Sues Garland For Biden Interview Tapes

The Washington Post reports:

House Republicans on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, asking a judge to force him to hand over audio recordings of President Biden’s interview with the special counsel who raised questions about his age and memory.

The suit, filed on behalf of the House Judiciary Committee in the U.S. District Court in Washington, seeks recordings of interviews that the special counsel, Robert K. Hur, conducted with Mr. Biden and Mark Zwonitzer, a ghostwriter, while investigating the president’s handling of classified materials.

Mr. Garland has resisted turning over the recordings, contending that releasing the audio could set a precedent that endangers the confidentiality of other law enforcement investigations. Democrats have also argued that Republicans have no legitimate legislative purpose in seeking the audio, but merely want to use edited clips to embarrass Mr. Biden in campaign ads.

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