WASHINGTON (TND) — Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., on Thursday expressed his outrage after President Joe Biden asserted executive privilege over his interview with former special counsel Robert Hur.
Hur in February released a report describing Biden as a “sympathetic,” “well-meaning” and elderly man with "poor memory” after interviewing the president in an investigation over alleged mishandling of classified documents. House GOP members last week moved forward with an attempt to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over the complete unredacted audio from the session.
Biden on Thursday asserted executive privilege over the audio, a doctrine which allows the president to withhold the information from other branches of the government. Reacting to the move, Rep. Comer accused Biden of acting out of fear.
“It’s a five-alarm fire at the White House,” he wrote via X. “Clearly President Biden and his advisors fear releasing the audio recordings of his interview because it will again reaffirm to the American people that President Biden’s mental state in in decline.”Continuing, the representative vowed to continue pursuing the information.
“Today’s Hail Mary from the White House changes nothing for our committee,” Rep. Comer wrote. “The House Oversight Committee will move forward with its markup of a resolution and report recommending to the House of Representatives that Attorney General Garland be held in contempt of Congress for defying a lawful subpoena.”
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Also reacting was Rep. William Timmons, R-S.C., who said the move by the Biden administration proves the president has something to hide.
“The White House has already waived executive privilege by releasing the transcript of the interview,” he noted. “So either a) the transcripts are not accurate, or b) President Biden’s mental state is a political liability. Either way, @GOPoversight will get the answers the American people deserve.”
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