Republican effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in inherent contempt of Congress falls short
CBSJUL 2024
US House Rejects GOP Resolution to Fine Garland
Above: US Attorney General Merrick Garland Image copyright: Samuel Corum/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Spin
Republican narrative
It's disturbing that four House Republicans have shown their true colors in this vote, helping Democrats to defeat the resolution to hold Garland in inherent contempt over the Biden-Hur recordings. Real conservative Americans must get active and put pressure on representatives to bring Garland to justice.
Democratic narrative
Despite the eleventh-hour support of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), the unreasonable resolution that would impose daily fines on Garland failed to pass the House floor. As transcripts of the interview have been made available after Biden invoked executive privilege, it's clear that this is all political revenge against Garland on behalf of Trump.