Posted 4/8/2024, 5:25:03 PM
Justice Dept. Rejects GOP Demand for Biden Probe Materials, Risking Legal Fight
- Justice Department rejects GOP demand to turn over unredacted materials related to Biden classified docs probe, says it has complied with subpoena
- Republicans had given Justice Dept. deadline to provide audio of special counsel's interviews with Biden and his ghostwriter
- Justice Dept. says no lack of information, rather Republicans "disappointed not because you didn’t receive information, but because you did"
- Refusal to provide audio could trigger legal battle over executive privilege and delay release past November election
- If Republicans follow through with contempt threat, would require House majority support but unlikely Justice Dept. would investigate its own Cabinet official