President Biden has invoked executive privilege to prevent the U.S. Justice Department from releasing audio recordings of his conversations with special counsel Robert Herr. Herr was investigating President Biden's handling of classified documents. This move has drawn criticism from Speaker Johnson, who believes the tapes could reveal alarming information to the public.
The White House counsel defended the decision in a letter to House Republicans, accusing them of potentially distorting the content for political gain. The House Judiciary Committee has voted to advance contempt proceedings against Attorney General Merrick Garland for withholding the audio, with the House Oversight Committee set to follow suit.
