Newsweek, yesterday afternoon

Republican Reveals Why He Voted Against Holding Merrick Garland in Contempt

Just one Republican strayed from the rest of his party after the House voted to hold U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland contempt of Congress for his refusal to turn over audio recordings of an interview involving President Joe Biden.

The interview in question was between Biden and former special counsel Robert Hur, who led the investigation into the president’s handling of classified documents that were located at his residence in Delaware and the Penn Biden Center office in Washington, D.C.

On Wednesday, 216 Republicans voted to hold Garland in contempt for refusing to provide the audio. Only one GOP member, Ohio Representative Dave Joyce, voted against the resolution, joining 206 Democrats who also voted no. One Republican and seven Democrats did not vote on the matter.

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