House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced that House Republicans are planning to file a lawsuit next week to compel the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release audio tapes of Special Counsel Robert Hur's interview with President Biden. Johnson stated that they will take the matter to district court in D.C. to enforce the subpoena and will vigorously pursue obtaining the tapes.
Attorney General Merrick Garland declined the GOP investigators' subpoena for the tapes, citing Biden's executive privilege claim. Hur's decision not to prosecute Biden over classified document handling was based on Biden's portrayal of himself as an elderly man with memory issues, making it challenging to convince a jury to convict him of a serious felony.
