{"id":2292208,"date":"2024-07-10T18:53:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T22:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-efforts-to-delay-vote-on-garland-inherent-contempt-resolution-foiled-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T18:55:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T22:55:50","slug":"democratic-efforts-to-delay-vote-on-garland-inherent-contempt-resolution-foiled-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-efforts-to-delay-vote-on-garland-inherent-contempt-resolution-foiled-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic efforts to delay vote on Garland inherent contempt resolution foiled &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fdemocratic-efforts-to-delay-vote-on-garland-inherent-contempt-resolution-foiled-washington-examiner%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=2292208&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>The article describes Democratic efforts to delay \u2062a vote on a resolution holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-rep-lieu-on-bannon-meadows-congress-should-put-them-in-confinement\/\" title=\"Dem Rep. Lieu on Bannon, Meadows: Congress Should &#039;Put Them in Confinement&#039;\">inherent contempt<\/a> of Congress. Representative Anna Paulina Luna\u200c filed the\u200d resolution, which prompted\u2062 House Democrats to try to table the measure and delay the vote. However, their motions were defeated, and the resolution will \u2064now be taken up on the\u2062 floor for a final vote. Luna&#8217;s push for holding Garland in\u200c contempt came after he failed\u2064 to hand over audio tapes of interviews between Hur\u2062 and President Joe Biden, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-chairwoman-ward-wants-decertification-of-ariz-election-results\/\" title=\"GOP chairwoman Ward wants decertification of Ariz. election results\">raising concerns<\/a> about Biden&#8217;s cognitive abilities. House Speaker Mike \u2062Johnson expressed concerns \u2064about the resolution but indicated he would support it if\u2062 brought to the floor. Democrats have\u2063 argued \u2062against the contempt charges,\u200c claiming it is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-call-political-foul-on-trump-jan-6-probe-as-democrats-praise-move\/\" title=\"GOP Cries Foul on Trump Jan. 6 Probe, Dems Applaud\">political \u200cmove<\/a> to extract damaging information.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democratic efforts to delay vote on Garland inherent contempt resolution foiled<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/cami-mondeaux\/\">Cami Mondeaux<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-10T18:01:22-04:00\">July 10, 2024 6:01 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1699632\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic\">Democratic<\/a> efforts to quash a resolution holding Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/merrick-garland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Merrick Garland\">Merrick Garland<\/a> in inherent contempt of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Congress\">Congress<\/a> failed on Wednesday, teeing the motion up for a final vote later this week.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) filed her resolution as privileged on Wednesday, prompting House Democrats to attempt to table the measure and effectively kill it before it reached the floor for a full vote. However, that motion was killed in a 207-209 vote. <\/p>\n<p>Democrats then moved to refer the motion to the Rules Committee, a procedural move meant to temporarily delay a vote on the motion. That effort also failed in a 207-211 vote. <\/p>\n<p>The House will now take up the resolution on the floor Thursday morning before leaving Washington D.C. for a weeklong recess.<\/p>\n<p>Luna has been pushing to hold Garland in inherent contempt after he skirted requests from House Republicans to hand over audio tapes of interviews between Hur and President Joe Biden regarding the special counsel\u2019s investigation into the president\u2019s handling of classified documents. The Justice Department provided access to transcripts of those interviews, which GOP investigators have argued are insufficient due to possible alterations or edits. <\/p>\n<p>However, that push became more prevalent after the first presidential debate last month, during which Biden stumbled over his talking points and repeatedly lost his train of thought \u2014 raising concerns about his cognitive abilities on both sides of the aisle. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat America saw at the first presidential debate leaves no question that Congress needs to hear Special Counsel Robert Hur\u2019s tapes from his interview with President Joe Biden. President Biden\u2019s performance was so concerning to all of us who watched that even before the debate had ended, people were questioning his ability to continue as president,\u201d Luna wrote in a letter to House Democrats this week. \u201cEven many of you had to make the difficult decision to call for President Biden to drop out of the race. The urgency of this situation cannot be overstated, and we must act swiftly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had expressed concerns about Luna\u2019s resolution, noting he would rather pursue alternative paths to access the tapes. The House Judiciary Committee has already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-files-lawsuit-to-overturn-fraudulent-election-in-georgia\/\" title=\"TRUMP CAMPAIGN Files Lawsuit to Overturn Fraudulent Election in Georgia\">filed suit<\/a> with the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia to force Garland to comply with its subpoena, which Johnson has supported. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a constitutional law litigator, former country litigator, my preference is to follow the legal process and legal proceedings that protect the institution,\u201d Johnson said on Tuesday. \u201cI\u2019d rather do it in the way that we\u2019ve done in our present litigation, but we will let the chips fall where they may.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson said earlier this week he would back the motion if it was brought to the floor, making it more likely to pass on Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>Democrats have repeatedly moved to dismiss any contempt charges, arguing the resolution is an attempt to dredge up the most politically explosive finding of the special counsel\u2019s report: that Hur, investigating Biden\u2019s handling of classified documents, did not charge him in part because a jury would judge him to be a \u201cwell-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Garland was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/house-vote-holding-attorney-general-garland-contempt-biden-audio-rcna156327\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"held in contempt\">held in contempt<\/a> after he rejected a subpoena from House Republicans in February to provide access to the audio recordings. The DOJ has already published the full transcripts of those interviews, arguing they are sufficient for Republicans\u2019 impeachment inquiry. The White House has also cited executive privilege.<\/p>\n<p>But top Republicans on the House Judiciary and Oversight committees have rejected the explanation, arguing the refusal \u201chas hindered the House\u2019s ability to adequately conduct oversight over Special Counsel Hur regarding his investigative findings and the President\u2019s retention and disclosure of classified materials and impeded the Committees\u2019 impeachment inquiry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1699632\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1699632\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic attempts to delay the vote on the resolution holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in inherent contempt of Congress were unsuccessful on Wednesday. The resolution, filed by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), will now be brought to the floor for a final vote later this week. Despite efforts by House Democrats to table the measure and refer it to the Rules Committee, both motions failed to pass. Luna has been pushing for the resolution after Garland refused to hand over audio tapes of interviews between Hur and President Joe Biden. The House will now take up the resolution on Thursday before going on a weeklong recess. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) expressed concerns about the resolution but indicated he would support it if brought to the floor. Democrats have argued against the contempt charges, claiming it is an attempt to bring up politically explosive findings from the special counsel&#8217;s report. Garland was previously held in contempt for rejecting a subpoena from House Republicans in February<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2292209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Merrick-Garland-contempt-0624.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34584,34583,10151],"class_list":["post-2292208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-delay-vote","tag-democratic-efforts","tag-garland"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Merrick-Garland-contempt-0624.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}