'The [U.S.] Justice Department on Thursday informed House Republicans that President Joe Biden has formally asserted executive privilege over the audio of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur, a move that DOJ says effectively shields Attorney General Merrick Garland from any criminal exposure as the Republican lawmakers move toward trying to hold him in contempt of Congress."
ABC News reports the Justice Department has already released a full transcript of the interview. The White House believes the audio would be used for "partisan political purposes."
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Biden asserts executive privilege over audio of interview with special counsel Hur
The DOJ says it shields Attorney General Garland from contempt of Congress.Alexander Mallin (ABC News)
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in reply to Flipboard News Desk • • •funny thing is that this administration has called into question whether those privileges can be claimed during future administrations, so the criminal shield might not stand either.
What a mess.