DOJ Won’t Prosecute Garland for Contempt of Congress

The US Justice Department won’t prosecute Attorney General Merrick Garland over a referral by House Republicans to hold him in contempt of Congress.

House Republicans voted Wednesday to hold Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interview with a special counsel over his handling of classified documents.

“The department has determined that the responses by Attorney General Garland to the subpoenas issued by the committees did not constitute a crime, and accordingly the department will not bring the congressional contempt citation before a grand jury or take any other action ...