The strategy represents a change from an earlier effort by Luna to pursue a vote to have the House sergeant-at-arms detain Garland. The resolution would use the House’s inherent contempt power to levy the fine. House GOP’s push to get audioThe latest maneuver from Luna is part of a broad attempt by the GOP to obtain the tapes of the Biden-Hur interview. U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said last month that Republicans are “looking at all avenues” to obtain the audio tapes. But House parliamentary experts wrote in a massive and detailed guide to the chamber this year that Congress has largely abandoned inherent contempt because it is a lengthy and burdensome process.

Source: Fox News July 03, 2024 18:22 UTC