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House Committees Advance Contempt Proceedings Against Attorney General Garland

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland releases the Department of Justice Incident Report on the Uvalde shooting

On May 16, Republican-led House committees took a significant step by voting to advance contempt proceedings against Attorney General Merrick Garland. This decision came after Garland refused to turn over audio recordings of President Joe Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur.

The dispute over the recordings escalated when President Biden asserted executive privilege over the files, leading to a standoff between House Republicans and the executive branch.

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