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House Hearing Descends Into Verbal Brawl Between AOC, MTG
House Hearing
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House Hearing Descends Into Verbal Brawl Between AOC, MTG

GOP Chair James Comer struggled to maintain order during meeting meant to be about Merrick Garland

(Newser) - A House Oversight Committee hearing held Thursday was meant to concentrate on a resolution over Attorney General Merrick Garland. Instead, it disintegrated into a display of contempt for each other, "[prompting] nearly an hour of disorder in the committee, with lawmakers screaming over one another and hurling insults left...

Biden Claims Executive Privilege Over Hur Interview Audio

Republicans threaten to hold AG in contempt of Congress

(Newser) - President Biden has asserted executive privilege over audio of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur that's at the center of a Republican effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress, the Justice Department told lawmakers Thursday. House Republicans have set two committee votes to recommend...

Robert Hur: I Didn't 'Disparage' Biden Unfairly
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Robert Hur: I Didn't 'Disparage' Biden Unfairly

Special counsel defends report in which he faulted the president's memory

(Newser) - The special counsel who described President Biden as a "well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory" defended his report before a House panel on Tuesday. Robert Hur, who investigated Biden's handling of classified documents and concluded no charges were warranted , told lawmakers in his opening remarks that "...

In Transcript, Special Counsel Didn't Ask About Beau Biden

A more 'nuanced' picture of president, Robert Hur emerges as interview transcript is released

(Newser) - Robert Hur, the special counsel who investigated President Biden's handling of classified documents, famously referred to the president as a "well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory." Hur testifies Tuesday before a House panel, and the Justice Department has turned over a lightly redacted transcript of their...

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