Oversight delays Garland contempt hearing for members to attend Trump trial
Source: The Hill
05/15/24 11:28 PM ET
The House Oversight Committee shuffled its schedule, bumping a hearing to hold Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress so some of its members could instead attend former President Trump’s hush money trial. The panel was set to meet early Thursday, an hour after a twin resolution censuring Garland would likewise be considered by the House Judiciary Committee. Instead, it will now meet at 8 p.m. so that numerous Republicans who sit on the panel — including Freedom Caucus members — could attend the trial.
A source confirmed to The Hill that the last-minute shift was to allow the lawmakers to make the trip to New York, with various Oversight members wishing to join the parade of GOP lawmakers who have attended the trial, including Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). The House Oversight Committee sidestepped a question about why the hearing was delayed by nine hours. “Due to member schedule conflicts, the markup is now starting at a different time to accommodate members’ schedules,” a spokeswoman told The Hill.
Not all Republicans planning to attend the trial, however, sit on the Oversight panel. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) will be among those in attendance, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill. The pair of panels are set to vote on holding Garland in contempt after the attorney general refused to hand over the audio recording of President Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur as part of his classified documents probe.
The panels already have a transcript of the interview, and while the subject matter has little to no overlap with it’s impeachment probe, the GOP has nonetheless contended the audio files could have significance for their investigation, accusing Garland of having “impeded the Committees’ impeachment inquiry.”
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/4667089-oversight-delays-merrick-garland-contempt-hearing-members-attend-donald-trump-trial/
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