The House Judiciary Committee and the Justice Department agreed Wednesday to pause a court case over congressional subpoenas rather than have Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, appear for a hearing next week.
Faced with an ultimatum from Judge Ana Reyes of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, both sides opted to avoid having such a showdown over the litigation, which is tied to the petered-out Republican impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden.
In part, the move hinges on the uncertainty of which party might be in control of the House in the next Congress and whether the chamber would continue to pursue the subpoenas.
