{"id":2245786,"date":"2024-05-16T09:19:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T13:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-exerts-executive-privilege-over-robert-hur-tapes\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T09:23:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T13:23:12","slug":"biden-exerts-executive-privilege-over-robert-hur-tapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-exerts-executive-privilege-over-robert-hur-tapes\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden asserts executive privilege on Robert Hur tapes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-exerts-executive-privilege-over-robert-hur-tapes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2245786&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden utilized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-complains-about-fox-news-chyrons-regarding-biden-ignoring-networks-own-chyrons-during-trump\/\" title=\"CNN Complains About Fox News Chyrons Regarding Biden, Ignoring Network\u2019s Own Chyrons During Trump\">executive privilege<\/a> to oppose House Republicans&#8217; move against Attorney General Merrick Garland for contempt.\u200c This action relates to tapes in Robert\u200d Hur&#8217;s investigation into classified\u200b documents. The White House updated House \u2064Committee \u200dChairmen \u200dComer and Jordan on the\u200d decision. \u200cYour summary \u200dis\u2064 concise\u200b and\u200b captures\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-gallagher-decision-to-leave-house-unchanged-despite-plea-from-leadership\/\" title=\"Mike Gallagher stands firm on decision to remain in the House despite leadership's plea for him to reconsider\">key points effectively<\/a>. It \u200dprovides a clear overview of President Biden&#8217;s use of executive privilege in response to the House Republicans&#8217; actions regarding Attorney\u2063 General Merrick Garland and Robert \u2064Hur&#8217;s investigation into classified \u200bdocuments. The mention of \u2062the White House updating House Committee Chairmen Comer and Jordan adds context \u2063to the\u2062 communication aspect \u200dof the decision.\u200c Well done!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> has countered House Republican endeavors to hold Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/merrick-garland\/\" title=\"General Merrick Garland\">General Merrick Garland<\/a> in contempt of Congress by exerting executive privilege over tapes related to special counsel Robert Hur\u2019s investigation into his handling of classified documents.<\/p>\n<p>The White House advised House Oversight and Judiciary Committee Chairmen James Comer (R-KY) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) of Biden\u2019s decision regarding the tapes of his interview with Hur and his memoir ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer, which had been subpoenaed by Comer and Jordan\u2019s panels, through a letter from White House General Counsel Edward Siskel, obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause of the President\u2019s longstanding commitment to protecting the integrity, effectiveness, and independence of the Department of Justice and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aclu-legal-director-retracts-tweet-criticizing-supreme-court-decision-after-learning-employer-filed-brief-in-support-of-plaintiffs\/\" title=\"ACLU Legal Director Retracts Tweet Criticizing Supreme Court Decision After Learning Employer Filed Brief In Support Of Plaintiffs\">law enforcement investigations<\/a>, he has decided to assert executive privilege over the recordings,\u201d Siskel wrote Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>In the letter, Siskel underscored Biden\u2019s cooperation with Hur and lawmakers interested in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/roger-stone-announces-he-will-sue-those-who-arrested-him-and-put-him-in-front-of-a-kangaroo-court\/\" title=\"Roger Stone Announces He Will Sue Those Who Arrested Him and Put Him In Front of a Kangaroo Court\">special counsel\u2019<\/a>s investigation, adding the president did not exert executive privilege over the report. The White House and personal lawyers, however, did try to discourage Hur from include assessments of Biden\u2019s mental acuity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you know, the Attorney General has warned that the disclosure of materials like these audio recordings risks harming future law enforcement investigations by making it less likely that witnesses in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-cuomo-set-to-make-5-1m-profit-from-book-about-covid-19-leadership\/\" title=\"Andrew Cuomo set to make .1M profit from book about COVID-19 leadership\">high-profile investigations<\/a> will voluntarily cooperate,\u201d Siskel wrote. \u201cIn fact, even a past President and Attorney General from your own party recognized the need to protect this type of law enforcement material from disclosure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe absence of a legitimate need for the audio recordings lays bare your likely goal \u2014 to chop them up, distort them, and use them for partisan political purposes,\u201d he added. \u201cDemanding such sensitive and constitutionally-protected law enforcement materials from the Executive Branch because you want to manipulate them for potential political gain is inappropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking story and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden has invoked executive privilege to block House Republicans&#8217; attempts to hold Attorney General Garland in contempt. This move pertains to tapes linked to Robert Hur&#8217;s probe into handling classified documents. 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