{"id":2259190,"date":"2024-06-04T05:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T09:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-to-press-garland-on-abuses-before-judiciary-committee\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T05:48:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T09:48:58","slug":"house-gop-to-press-garland-on-abuses-before-judiciary-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-to-press-garland-on-abuses-before-judiciary-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans will question Garland on &#8216;abuses&#8217; in front of Judiciary Committee"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fhouse-gop-to-press-garland-on-abuses-before-judiciary-committee%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=2259190&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>Based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-notches-her-first-republican-primary-win-in-washington-dc\/\" title=\"Haley secures initial GOP primary victory in DC\">search results provided<\/a>, here are\u200b comprehensive summaries for each subject \u2063mentioned:<\/p>\n<p>1. **Merrick Garland Contempt Charges:**<\/p>\n<p>   \u2064  House \u2064Judiciary Committee and panels in the\u2062 Republican-controlled US House of Representatives are pushing for holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. \u200dThis move stems from issues related to withholding key evidence and facing accusations of a\u200c two-tiered system of justice.<\/p>\n<p>2. **AG \u2063Garland Contempt Effort Advancement:**<\/p>\n<p>   The House Judiciary Committee has voted to \u200bproceed\u2064 with holding Attorney General Merrick Garland \u2064in contempt \u2063of Congress. Issues surrounding refusal to\u2064 provide access to certain audio\u2063 recordings \u200band \u2063evading subpoenas have fueled this move, impacting vulnerable Republicans running for reelection.<\/p>\n<p>3. **Washington Watch Weekly Radio &#8211; Gary Hamrick:**<\/p>\n<p>   Gary\u200d Hamrick, Senior\u2063 Pastor of Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, Virginia, shares insights on the importance of Christians supporting Israel from a biblical perspective. This radio show provides a platform for discussing\u200b relevant issues concerning the \u200dChristian community.<\/p>\n<p>If you need more \u2063specific details or further analysis on \u2064any of these topics, feel free to ask!  <\/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>\n<p>Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/merrick-garland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Merrick Garland<\/a> is set to testify before Congress as a growing number of Republicans have vowed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3024713\/republicans-vow-to-strike-back-after-trump-verdict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"hit back\">hit back<\/a> against the Biden administration after former President Donald Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3018093\/trump-guilty-in-manhattan-hush-money-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"criminal conviction\">criminal conviction<\/a> in a hush money case.<\/p>\n<p>Garland <a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/committee-activity\/hearings\/oversight-us-department-justice-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>will appear<\/a> before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday as the top Justice Department official faces backlash for his<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3025398\/doj-deepfakes-withhold-hur-audio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" refusal to provide access\"> refusal to provide access<\/a> to audio recordings of President Joe Biden\u2019s interview with former special counsel Robert Hur. The committee subpoenaed Garland for those tapes in February as part of an investigation into Biden\u2019s handling of classified documents. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Department of Justice, under Attorney General Merrick Garland, is advancing a two-tiered system of justice and has been directly involved in the lawfare against its political opponents like President Trump,\u201d Jordan told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>in a statement. \u201cCommittee members will press Attorney General Garland on these abuses and his role in playing defense counsel for the President by withholding key evidence from Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garland\u2019s testimony also comes as lawmakers consider holding him in contempt for evading the subpoena, a move that would force an uncomfortable vote for many vulnerable Republicans running for reelection in Biden-won districts. It\u2019s unclear when such a measure could be brought to the floor, as a time frame is still being worked out among GOP leaders. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Republicans are threatening to hit back against the Biden administration in other ways after Trump was convicted of 34 charges last week by a Manhattan jury, something they largely accuse Democrats of orchestrating in order to harm Trump\u2019s presidential campaign. <\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Trump\u2019s verdict was announced, Jordan sent requests to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and prosecutor Matthew Colangelo to appear before Congress later in June for a public hearing to discuss the case. Jordan has been investigating the two attorneys over the last several months over allegations the pair had revived the criminal case against Trump to sink his reelection bid.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan has <a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/republicans-judiciary.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/2024-06-03%20JDJ%20to%20Cole%20re%20Appropriations%20Riders%20List.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>also made funding requests<\/a> for the 2025 fiscal year to include cuts for \u201cpoliticized prosecutions from state and local prosecutors engaged in lawfare,\u201d specifically naming Bragg, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in Georgia, and New York Attorney General Letitia James, who each have opened cases against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The Judiciary Committee chairman also requested to cut funding for \u201cabusive federal law enforcement agencies,\u201d including special counsel Jack Smith, who is heading Trump\u2019s Jan. 6 election interference and classified documents criminal cases.<\/p>\n<p>Other GOP lawmakers have also called for the defunding of Smith\u2019s office, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-rep-mike-gallagher-chinese-owned-tiktok-is-digital-fentanyl-poisoning-youth\/\" title=\"Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher: Chinese Owned TikTok \u2018Digital Fentanyl\u2019 Poisoning Youth\">previously introduced legislation<\/a> to cut off funding to his investigation into Trump. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.speaker.gov\/speaker-johnson-on-fox-news-sunday-we-are-not-going-to-tolerate-the-weaponization-of-the-justice-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Johnson has suggested<\/a> he would be open to restricting federal funds, telling Fox News on Sunday that Smith is \u201cabusing his authority.\u201d It\u2019s not entirely clear how Johnson would move forward, but the speaker noted the House has \u201cmechanisms to try to get control of that. We\u2019ll be doing that within the confines of our jurisdiction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greene has repeatedly called on Johnson to defund Smith\u2019s office, even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2995368\/mtg-drags-johnson-speaker-threat-gop-tires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>using it as leverage<\/a> earlier this year as she threatened to force a motion to vacate and remove him from the speakership position. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe speaker of the House is one of the most powerful people in the country. We control the budget, we control the power of the purse,\u201d Greene said on Tuesday. \u201cIf Speaker Johnson actually supports President Trump like he claims, he should stop special counsel Jack Smith and we should be using the power of the purse to hold New York accountable for the sham convictions against President Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even if the House managed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-will-democrats-utilize-mechanism-to-go-around-mccarthy-and-prevent-a-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"Will Democrats bypass McCarthy to avoid government shutdown?\">pass government funding legislation<\/a> that included cuts to the Justice Department and Smith\u2019s office, the proposals are unlikely to survive in the Democratic-led Senate, risking a government shutdown later this fall. When pressed on that risk, Greene contended that \u201cit doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, it literally does not matter, and that\u2019s how people feel,\u201d she said. \u201cWe aren\u2019t a serious country anymore. We are literally a banana republic. So what does it matter funding the government? The American people don\u2019t give a s***.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Department of Justice for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attorney General Merrick Garland will testify before Congress as more Republicans aim to retaliate against the Biden administration post-Trump&#8217;s conviction. 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